ROMANS 16 [†]I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant [1] of the church at  p Cenchreae, 2[†]that you  q may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

3[†]Greet  r Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4[†]who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. 5[†]Greet also  s the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was  t the first convert [2] to Christ in Asia. 6[†]Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7[†]Greet Andronicus and Junia, [3] my kinsmen and my  u fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, [4] and they were in Christ before me. 8[†]Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those  v who belong to the family of Aristobulus. 11[†]Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. 12[†]Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13[†]Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. 14[†]Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers [5] who are with them. 15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16[†] w Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

17[†]I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles  x contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught;  y avoid them. 18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but  z their own appetites, [6] and  a by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19For  b your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you  c to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. 20[†] d The God of peace  e will soon crush Satan under your feet.  f The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

21[†] g Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

22[†]I Tertius,  h who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

23[†] i Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. [7]

25[†] j Now to him who is able to strengthen you  k according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ,  l according to the revelation of the mystery  m that was kept secret for  n long ages 26[†]but  o has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God,  p to bring about the obedience of faith— 27[†]to  q the only wise God  r be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.