Romans 16

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Closing Remarks And Greetings:

I Commend Phoebe To You; Help Her

16 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe^[a]— she being also a servant^[b] of the church in Cenchrea^[c]— ² in order that you may receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and may stand-by^[d] her in whatever matter she may be having-need of you. For she herself indeed became a benefactor^[e] of many, and of me myself.

Greet My Friends

³ Greet Prisca and Aquila— my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴ who risked their own neck for my life, to whom not only am I giving-thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles— ⁵ and the church at their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia for Christ. ⁶ Greet Mary, who labored-at many things for you. ⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junias^[f], my kinsmen^[g] and my fellow-captives^[h], who are notable^[i] among^[j] the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. ⁸ Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, the approved one in Christ. Greet the ones from the ones of ^[k] Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet the ones from the ones of Narcissus, the ones being in the Lord. ¹² Greet Tryphaena^[l] and Tryphosa, the ones laboring in the Lord. Greet Persis^[m] the beloved, who labored-at many things in the Lord. ¹³ Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine. ¹⁴ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them. ¹⁶ Greet one another with a holy kiss.

The Churches Here Greet You

All the churches^[n] of Christ greet you.

Watch Out For False Teachers

¹⁷ Now I urge you, brothers, to be watching-out-for the ones producing the dissensions and the causes-of-falling contrary to the teaching which you learned, and be turning-away from them. ¹⁸ For such ones are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own stomach. And by smooth-talk and flattery^[o] they deceive the hearts of the guileless^[p] ones. ¹⁹ For your obedience reached to all, therefore I am rejoicing over you. But I want you to be wise with-reference-to^[q] the good and innocent^[r] with-reference-to the evil. ²⁰ And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

My Companions Greet You

²¹ Timothy my fellow-worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. ²² I, Tertius, greet you— the one having written the letter in^[s] the Lord. ²³ Gaius, the host^[t] of me and of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the steward^[u] of the city, greets you, and so does Quartus, our brother. ^24 [v]

To God Be The Glory

²⁵ Now^[w] to the One being able to establish^[x] you in-accordance-with^[y] my good-news and the proclamation of ^[z] Jesus Christ, [which is]^[aa] in-accordance-with the revelation of the mystery having been kept-silent for eternal times, ²⁶ but now having been revealed and having been made-known to all the nations through the prophetic Scriptures according to the command of the eternal God for the obedience of faith^[ab], ²⁷ to the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Whom^[ac] be the glory forever, amen.