{"book":"Romans","slug":"romans","ch":16,"genre":"letter","sub":"Romans","prev":"romans/15","next":"1-corinthians/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.","f":["Or deaconess"],"h":"Personal Greetings and Love","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Welcome her in [the] Lord in a manner worthy of [the] saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many [people], including me.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,","f":["Prisca is a variant of Priscilla; see Acts 18:2."],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"who have risked their [lives] for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful [to them].","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"[Greet also] the church [that meets] at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first [convert] to Christ in [the province of] Asia.","f":["Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[Greet also] the church [that meets] at their house."},{"style":"reg","t":"Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first [convert] to Christ in [the province of] Asia."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. [They] are outstanding among the apostles, and [they] were in Christ before I [was].","f":["Some translators Junias"],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in [the] Lord.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"Greet Apelles, who [is] approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the [household] of Aristobulus.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Greet Apelles, who [is] approved in Christ."},{"style":"reg","t":"Greet those who belong to the [household] of Aristobulus."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the [household] of Narcissus who are in [the] Lord.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman."},{"style":"reg","t":"Greet those from the [household] of Narcissus who are in [the] Lord."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, [ women ] who have worked hard in [the] Lord. Greet [my] beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in [the] Lord.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, [ women ] who have worked hard in [the] Lord."},{"style":"reg","t":"Greet [my] beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in [the] Lord."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Greet Rufus, chosen in [the] Lord, and his mother, [who has been a mother] to me as well.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Greet one another with a holy kiss."},{"style":"reg","t":"All the churches of Christ send you greetings."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles [that are] contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.","f":[],"h":"Avoid Divisions","style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"For such people {are} not serving our Lord Christ, but their [own] appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"Everyone [has heard] about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what [is] good and innocent about what [is] evil.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.","f":["NA, NE, and WH Lord Jesus"],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.","f":[],"h":"Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers","style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in [the] Lord.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, [as does] [our] brother Quartus.","f":["SBL, BYZ, and TR include 24May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings."},{"style":"reg","t":"Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, [as does] [our] brother Quartus."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery concealed for ages past","f":[],"h":"Doxology","style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"but now revealed [and] made known through the writings of the prophets by [the] command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience [that comes from] faith —","f":["Literally the obedience of faith"]},{"v":27,"t":"[to the] only wise God [be] glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.","f":["Some manuscripts place the text of verses 25–27 after Romans 14:23 or after Romans 15:33."]}]}