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Personal Greetings

¹ I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^[a] of the church at ^(a)Cenchreae, ² that you ^(b)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 ^(c)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 ^(d)the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was ^(e)the first convert^[b] to Christ in Asia. ⁶ Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. ⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junia,^[c] my kinsmen and my ^(f)fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,^[d] and they were in Christ before me. ⁸ Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those ^(g)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^[e] who are with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ^16 (h)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Final Instructions and Greetings

¹⁷ I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ⁽ⁱ⁾contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; ^(j)avoid them. ¹⁸ For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(k)their own appetites,^[f] and ^(l)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. ¹⁹ For ^(m)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you ⁽ⁿ⁾to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. ^20 (o)The God of peace ^(p)will soon crush Satan under your feet. ^(q)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

^21 (r)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

²² I Tertius, ^(s)who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

^23 (t)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.^[g]

Doxology

^25 (u)Now to him who is able to strengthen you ^(v)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(w)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(x)that was kept secret for ^(y)long ages ²⁶ but ^(z)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^(aa)to bring about the obedience of faith— ²⁷ to ^(ab)the only wise God ^(ac)be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

¹ I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^[a] of the church at ^(a)Cenchreae, ² that you ^(b)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 ^(c)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 ^(d)the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was ^(e)the first convert^[b] to Christ in Asia. ⁶ Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. ⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junia,^[c] my kinsmen and my ^(f)fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,^[d] and they were in Christ before me. ⁸ Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those ^(g)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^[e] who are with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ^16 (h)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Final Instructions and Greetings

¹⁷ I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ⁽ⁱ⁾contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; ^(j)avoid them. ¹⁸ For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(k)their own appetites,^[f] and ^(l)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. ¹⁹ For ^(m)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you ⁽ⁿ⁾to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. ^20 (o)The God of peace ^(p)will soon crush Satan under your feet. ^(q)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

^21 (r)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

²² I Tertius, ^(s)who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

^23 (t)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.^[g]

Doxology

^25 (u)Now to him who is able to strengthen you ^(v)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(w)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(x)that was kept secret for ^(y)long ages ²⁶ but ^(z)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^(aa)to bring about the obedience of faith— ²⁷ to ^(ab)the only wise God ^(ac)be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.