Chapter 16

¹I want to introduce to you our sister Phoebe, who is a helper in the church at Cenchreae. ²Welcome her as a Christian, as God’s people should welcome one another, and give her whatever help she may need from you. For she has herself been a protection to many, including myself.

³Remember me to Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in the cause of Christ Jesus, ⁴who risked their necks to save my life. Not only I but also all the churches among the heathen thank them. Remember me also to the church that meets at their house. ⁵Remember me to my dear Epaenetus, who was the first man in Asia to turn to Christ. ⁶Remember me to Mary, who has worked so hard for you. ⁷Remember me to Andronicus and Junias, my fellow-countrymen, who went to prison with me. They are noted men among the missionaries, and they became Christians before I did. ⁸Remember me to Ampliatus, my dear Christian friend. ⁹Remember me to Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ’s cause, and to my dear Stachys. ¹⁰Remember me to that veteran Christian, Apelles. Remember me to those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹Remember me to my fellow-countryman, Herodion. Remember me to the Christians in the household of Narcissus. ¹²Remember me to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, those hard workers in the Lord’s cause. Remember me to my dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord, ¹³Remember me to Rufus, that eminent Christian, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me. ¹⁴Remember me to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who meet with them. ¹⁵Remember me to Philologus and Julia, to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and all God’s people who meet with them. ¹⁶Greet one another with a sacred kiss. All the churches of Christ wish to be remembered to you.

¹⁷I beg you, brothers, to be on the watch for those who introduce divisions and difficulties, in opposition to the instruction that you were given, and to avoid them. ¹⁸Such men are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own base passions, and with their plausible and flattering talk they deceive simple-minded people. ¹⁹Everyone has heard of your obedience, and I am very happy about you, but I want you to be wise about what is good and guileless about what is bad. ²⁰And God, who is the source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The blessing of our Lord Jesus be with you.

²¹My fellow-worker, Timothy, wishes to be remembered to you, and so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow-countrymen. ²²I, Tertius, who write this letter, wish to be remembered to you as a fellow-Christian. ²³My host, Gaius, the host of the whole church, wishes to be remembered to you. Erastus, the city-treasurer, and our brother Quartus wish to be remembered to you.

²⁵To him who can make you strong by the good news I bring and the preaching about Jesus Christ, through the disclosure of the secret kept back for long ages but now revealed, ²⁶and at the command of the eternal God made known through the writings of the prophets to all the heathen, to lead them to obedience and faith— ²⁷to the one wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.