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Paul commends Phoebe

¹I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. ²I ask you to welcome her in the Lord in the way God’s holy people should, and to stand by her in anything she may need from you. She has been a patron to many, and to me as well.^ab

Greetings to believers in Rome

³Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. ⁴They put their own necks on the line for my life, and it is not only I who thank them: all the churches of the Gentiles do too. ⁵Greet also the church that meets in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, the first of the harvest for Christ in Asia. ⁶Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.^{c 7}Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are prominent among the apostles, and they were in Christ earlier than I was.^{de 8}Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, who has been tested and found true in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who belong to the Lord. ¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, women who work hard in the Lord. Greet dear Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and greet his mother, who has also been a mother to me. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all God’s holy people who are with them.

¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss.

All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

A warning against those who divide

¹⁷Brothers and sisters, I urge you to keep an eye on those who stir up divisions and put stumbling blocks in people’s way, against the teaching you were taught. Keep away from them. ¹⁸People like this are not serving our Lord Christ; they are serving their own stomachs. With smooth talk and fine-sounding words they lead astray the hearts of trusting people. ¹⁹Everyone has heard of your obedience, and so I am glad about you. Still, I want you to be wise in what is good and to keep yourselves untouched by what is evil. ²⁰And before long the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.^f

Greetings from Paul’s companions

²¹Timothy, my co-worker, sends you greetings, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. ²²I, Tertius, the one who wrote this letter down, greet you in the Lord. ²³Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, and so does our brother Quartus.

²⁴May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.^g