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1 I
commend to you
Phoebe, our sister,
who is a
servant
of the assembly
that is
at Cenchreae,
2 that
you receive her
in the Lord
in a way worthy
of the saints, and
that you assist
her in whatever
matter she may
need from you,
for she herself
also has been
a helper of
many, and of
my own self.
3 Greet Prisca
and Aquila, my
fellow workers in
Christ Jesus,
4 who
risked their own
necks for my
life, to whom
not only I
give thanks, but
also all the
assemblies of the
Gentiles.
5 Greet the
assembly that is
in their house.
Greet Epaenetus, my beloved,
who is the
first fruits of Achaia
to Christ.
6 Greet Mary,
who labored much
for us.
7 Greet Andronicus
and Junia, my
relatives and my
fellow prisoners,
who are notable
among the apostles,
who were also
in Christ before
me.
8 Greet Amplias,
my beloved in the
Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus,
our fellow worker
in Christ, and
Stachys, my beloved.
10 Greet Apelles,
the approved in
Christ. Greet those
who are of
the household of Aristobulus.
11 Greet
Herodion, my
kinsman. Greet them
of the household
of Narcissus, who
are in the
Lord.
12 Greet
Tryphaena and
Tryphosa, who
labor in the
Lord. Greet Persis,
the beloved, who
labored much in
the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus,
the chosen in
the Lord, and
his mother and
mine.
14 Greet Asyncritus,
Phlegon, Hermes,
Patrobas, Hermas,
and the brothers
who are with
them.
15 Greet
Philologus and
Julia, Nereus and
his sister, and
Olympas, and all
the saints who are
with them.
16 Greet one
another with a holy
kiss. The
assemblies of
Christ greet you.
17 Now
I beg you,
brothers, look out
for those who
are causing the
divisions and occasions
of stumbling,
contrary to the
doctrine which you
learned, and turn
away from them.
18 For
those who are
such don’t serve
our Lord Jesus
Christ, but their
own belly; and
by their smooth
and flattering
speech they
deceive the hearts
of the innocent.
19 For
your obedience has
become known to
all. I rejoice
therefore over you.
But I desire
to have you
wise in that
which is good,
but innocent in
that which is
evil.
20 And
the God of
peace will quickly
crush Satan under
your feet.
The grace of
our Lord Jesus
Christ be with
you.
21 Timothy,
my fellow worker,
greets you, as do
Lucius, Jason, and
Sosipater, my
relatives.
22 I,
Tertius, who write
the letter, greet
you in the
Lord.
23 Gaius,
my host and
host of the
whole assembly, greets
you. Erastus, the
treasurer of the
city, greets you,
as does Quartus,
the brother.
24 The
grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ
be with you
all! Amen.
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