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| 16:1 |
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
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| 16:2 |
I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.
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| 16:3 |
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus.
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| 16:4 |
They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
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| 16:5 |
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
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| 16:6 |
Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
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| 16:7 |
Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
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| 16:8 |
Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord.
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| 16:9 |
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
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| 16:10 |
Greet Apelles, tested and approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
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| 16:11 |
Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
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| 16:12 |
Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
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| 16:13 |
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
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| 16:14 |
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them.
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| 16:15 |
Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
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| 16:16 |
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings.
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| 16:17 |
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.
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| 16:18 |
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
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| 16:19 |
Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
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| 16:20 |
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
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| 16:21 |
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.
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| 16:22 |
I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
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| 16:23 |
Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, who is the city's director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
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| 16:25 |
Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,
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| 16:26 |
but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him--
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| 16:27 |
to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
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