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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Romans 16</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/romans/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//romans/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/romans/">Romans</a> > Romans 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../romans/15.htm" title="Romans 15">◄</a> Romans 16 <a href="../1_corinthians/1.htm" title="1 Corinthians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/romans/16.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/romans/16.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/romans/16.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/romans/16.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/romans/16.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/romans/16.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/romans/16.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Personal Greetings and Love<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of the church in Cenchrea. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Greet Prisca<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Greet also the church that meets at their house. <p class="reg"> Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Greet Andronicus and Junia,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was. <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. <p class="reg"> Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. <p class="reg"> Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. <p class="reg"> Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them. <A name="17"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Greet one another with a holy kiss. <p class="reg"> All the churches of Christ send you greetings. <A name="18"></a><p class="hdg">Avoid Divisions<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../titus/3.htm#9">Titus 3:9–11</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>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. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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. <A name="20"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> be with you. <A name="22"></a><p class="hdg">Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../colossians/4.htm#7">Colossians 4:7–14</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen. <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord. <A name=""></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. <p class="reg"> Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <A name="25"></a> <A name="26"></a><p class="hdg">Doxology<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../jude/1.htm#24">Jude 1:24–25</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>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 <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> — <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>deaconess</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <i>Prisca</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Priscilla</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../acts/18.htm#2">Acts 18:2</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Literally <i>in Asia</i><span class="thin"> </span>; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. <br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Some translators <i>Junias</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> NA, NE, and WH <i>Lord Jesus</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> SBL, BYZ, and TR include <i><span class="fnv">24</span>May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">26</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Literally <i>the obedience of faith</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">27</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> Some manuscripts place the text of verses 25–27 after <a href="../romans/14.htm#23">Romans 14:23</a> or after <a href="../romans/15.htm#33">Romans 15:33</a>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>licensing</a> available. 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