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¹ Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant[fn] in the church at Cenchreae.[xr] ² Welcome her in the Lord as is appropriate for saints, and provide her with anything she may need from you, for she has assisted many people, including me.[xr] ³ Greet Prisca[fn] and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,[xr] ⁴ who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the Gentiles. ⁵ Greet also the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first convert[fn] to Christ in Asia.[xr] ⁶ Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. ⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junias,[fn] my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They were in Christ before I was.[xr] ⁸ Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our fellow in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, who has been approved by Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. ¹² Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. ¹³ Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.[xr] ¹⁴ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶ Greet one another with a holy kiss.[fn] All the churches of Christ greet you.[xr]

¹⁷ Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements in opposition to the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them![xr] ¹⁸ For such people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.[xr] ¹⁹ For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.[xr] ²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you![fn][xr]

²¹ Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.[xr] ²² I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord. ²³ Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.[fn] ²⁴ May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you!,[xr]

²⁵ Now to the one who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus Christ, by revealing the secret that was kept in silence in long ages past[xr] ²⁶ but now has been made known through the prophets to all the Gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience of faith[xr] - ²⁷ to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen.[xr]