Romans

¹I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant¹⁷¹⁹ of the Church that is at Cenchreae, ²so that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints. Also, may you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you since she has been a benefactor to many, including myself.

³Greet Priscilla¹⁷²⁰ and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴who risked their own lives for my sake. I am grateful to them, and with me all the Churches of the Gentiles. ⁵Greet the Church that is in their house and Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia¹⁷²¹ to Christ. ⁶Greet Mary, who labored much for us. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and fellow-prisoners who are outstanding¹⁷²² among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. ⁸Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. ¹²Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who has labored much in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother, a mother to me as well. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. The Churches of Christ greet you.

¹⁷Now I beg you, brethren, watch out for those who are causing divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned. Stay away from them! ¹⁸Such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. By their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

¹⁹Indeed, your obedience has become known to all and I rejoice over you. I desire to have you wise in what is good, but innocent in what is evil,^{1723 20}and the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives. ²²I, Tertius,¹⁷²⁴ who write the letter, greet you in the Lord. ²³Gaius, my host and host of the whole Church,¹⁷²⁵ greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother. ²⁴The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.¹⁷²⁶

1719. Or “deacon”
1720. Other manuscripts read “Prisca” instead of “Priscilla”
1721. CT reads “Asia” instead of “Achaia”
1722. Or “prominent”
1723. Compare Matthew 10:16
1724. Tertius is here named as secretary or amanuensis of this Pauline epistle.
1725. See Acts 15:22 and note
1726. TR places Romans 14:24-26 at the end of Romans instead of at the end of chapter 14, and numbers these verses 16:25-27. CT omits verse 24.