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ROMANS 16 . . . page 1416
who has worked so hard for the Lord. 13Greet
Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his
very own; and also his dear mother, who has
been a mother to me.
14 Give my greetings to Asyncritus, Phle
gon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the
brothers and sisters* who meet with them.
15 Give my greetings to Philologus, Julia,
Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas and
all the believers* who meet with them.
16Greet each other with a sacred kiss. All the
churches of Christ send you their greetings.
Paul’s Final Instructions
17And now I make one more appeal, my dear
brothers and sisters. Watch out for people
who cause divisions and upset people’s faith
by teaching things contrary to what you have
been taught. Stay away from them. 18Such
people are not serving Christ our Lord; they
are serving their own personal interests. By
smooth talk and glowing words they deceive
innocent people. 19But everyone knows that
you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me
very happy. I want you to be wise in doing
right and to stay innocent of any wrong.
20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan
under your feet. May the grace of our Lord
Jesus* be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you
his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosip
ater, my fellow Jews.
22I, Tertius, the one writing this letter for
Paul, send my greetings, too, as one of the
Lord’s followers.
23 Gaius says hello to you. He is my host
and also serves as host to the whole church.
Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his
greetings, and so does our brother Quartus.*
25 Now all glory to God, who is able to
make you strong, just as my Good News
says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept
secret from the beginning of time. 26But now
as the prophets* foretold and as the eternal
God has commanded, this message is made
known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that
they too might believe and obey him. 27All
glory to the only wise God, through Jesus
Christ, forever. Amen.*
16:14 Greek brothers; also in 16:17. 16:15 Greek all of God’s holy people. 16:20 Some manuscripts read Lord Jesus Christ. 16:23 Some
manuscripts add verse 24, May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Still others add this sentence after verse 27.
16:26 Greek the prophetic writings. 16:2527 Various manuscripts place the doxology (shown here as 16:2527) after 14:23 or after
15:33 or after 16:23.
