| Chapter 16 |
1 | I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
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2 | that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
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3 | Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
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4 | who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
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5 | Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Christ.
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6 | Greet Mary, who labored much for us.
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7 | Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.
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8 | Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.
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9 | Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
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10 | Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
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11 | Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
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12 | Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
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13 | Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
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14 | Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
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15 | Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
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16 | Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
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17 | Now I beg you, brothers, mark those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
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18 | For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
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19 | For your obedience has reached all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise to that which is good, but innocent to that which is evil.
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20 | Now the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet swiftly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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21 | Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
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22 | I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.
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23 | Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
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24 | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.
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