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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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Romans 16 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../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="../topmenuchap/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="../">ISV</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 class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/romans/16.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Personal Greetings</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:1 Or servant">a</a></span> in the church at Cenchrea. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Greet Prisca<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:3 i.e. Priscilla">b</a></span> and Aquila, who work with me for the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:3 Or Christ">c</a></span> Jesus, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>and who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Greet also the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first convert<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:5 Lit. who was the first fruits">d</a></span> to the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:5 Or Christ">e</a></span> in Asia. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Greet Andronicus and Junia,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:7 Or Junias">f</a></span> my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They belonged to the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:7 Or Christ">g</a></span> before I did. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:9 Or Christ">h</a></span> and my dear friend Stachys. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Greet Apelles, who has been approved by the Messiah.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:10 Or Christ">i</a></span> Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who belong to the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Greet one another with a holy kiss.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:16 People customarily greeted their friends with a kiss on the cheek.">j</a></span> All the churches of the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:16 Or Christ">k</a></span> greet you.</p> <p class="heading">Final Warning</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>because such people are not serving the Messiah<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:18 Or Christ">l</a></span> our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:20 Or Christ">m</a></span> be with all of you!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:20 Other mss. lack May the grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with all of you!">n</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">Final Greeting</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I, Tertius, who penned this letter, greet you in the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:24 Or Christ">o</a></span> be with all of you!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:24 Other mss. lack this vs.">p</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">Final Doxology</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Now to the one who is able to strengthen you with my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus, the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:25 Or Christ">q</a></span> by revealing the secret that was kept hidden from long ago <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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 that springs from faith— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>to the only wise God, through Jesus the Messiah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="16:27 Or Christ">r</a></span> be glory forever! Amen.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 16:1 Or <i>servant</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 16:3 i.e. Priscilla<br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 16:3 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 16:5 Lit. <i>who was the first fruits</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 16:5 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 16:7 Or <i>Junias</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 16:7 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 16:9 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 16:10 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 16:16 People customarily greeted their friends with a kiss on the cheek.<br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 16:16 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 16:18 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 16:20 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 16:20 Other mss. lack <i>May the grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with all of you!</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 16:24 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 16:24 Other mss. lack this vs.<br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 16:25 Or <i>Christ</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 16:27 Or <i>Christ</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../romans/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Romans 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Romans 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_corinthians/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/romans/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>