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    Romans 16

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    Tertius has been writing the letter until, quite suddenly, he steps into it himself: “I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.”

    A household of greetingsvv. 1–16

    Phoebe arrives first, commended as a sister, a servant of the church in Cenchrea, and a great help to many. Then comes the long, warm roll call: Prisca and Aquila, who risked their lives; Epaenetus, the first convert in Asia; Mary, who worked very hard; Andronicus and Junia, fellow prisoners and apostles; and a procession of beloved workers, households, brothers, sisters, and saints. The household of Aristobulus is greeted, though Aristobulus is not; the household of Narcissus is greeted only insofar as its members are in the Lord. Rufus is chosen in the Lord, while his mother receives the most personal remark in the list: she has been a mother to the writer as well. The greetings end with a holy kiss, and all the churches of Christ sending theirs along.

    A warning amid the embracesvv. 17–20

    After all those greetings, the tone turns sharply. Divisive people are to be watched and avoided: their smooth talk serves their appetites rather than the Lord Christ, and it deceives the hearts of the naive. The obedience of the brothers is praised, but wisdom about good and innocence about evil are wanted. Then comes the splendidly disproportionate image of the God of peace crushing Satan under their feet, followed by grace from the Lord Jesus Christ.

    The scribe and the final doxologyvv. 21–27

    Timothy, Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater send greetings, and then Tertius takes his brief turn. Gaius sends greetings from the house that has hosted the writer and the whole church; Erastus, the city treasurer, and Quartus add theirs. The chapter closes by gathering the gospel, the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the once-hidden mystery, the writings of the prophets, all nations, obedience from faith, and the only wise God into one great sentence of praise.

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    1. Rom 16:1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

    2. Rom 16:2Welcome 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.

    3. Rom 16:3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

    4. Rom 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

    5. Rom 16:5Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

    6. Rom 16:6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.

    7. Rom 16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

    8. Rom 16:8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

    9. Rom 16:9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.

    10. Rom 16:10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

    11. Rom 16:11Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

    12. Rom 16:12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.

    13. Rom 16:13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

    14. Rom 16:14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.

    15. Rom 16:15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.

    16. Rom 16:16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

    17. Rom 16:17Now 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.

    18. Rom 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

    19. Rom 16:19Everyone 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.

    20. Rom 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

    21. Rom 16:21Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.

    22. Rom 16:22I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

    23. Rom 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

    24. Rom 16:25Now 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

    25. Rom 16:26but 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—

    26. Rom 16:27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

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    • 20Luke 10:19Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
    • 201 John 3:8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
    • 17Jude 1:19These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
    • 172 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
    • 19Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
    • 171 Timothy 6:3–5If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
    • 191 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
    • 20Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
    • 172 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
    • 17Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
    • 20Malachi 4:3Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
    • 20Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
    • 17Titus 3:10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
    • 172 John 1:7–11For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
    • 18Colossians 2:4I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
    • 17Galatians 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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