1I commend to you Phoebe our sister,
who is a minister of the church which
is in Cenchrea,
2so that you welcome her in
the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you stand by her in whatever matter she needs from you, for indeed she has been a patroness to many, including myself.
3Greet Prisca and Aquila my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4who have risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I, but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks,
5and
greet the church in various homes of theirs. Greet Epaenetus my beloved, who is
the firstfruit of Achaea in Christ.
6Greet Mary, who has toiled a lot for us.
7Greet Andronicus and Junia my kinsmen and my fellow captives, who are outstanding among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.
8Greet Amplias, my beloved in
the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
10Greet Apelles, who
is proven in Christ. Greet those of
the household of Aristobulus.
11Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of
the household of Narcissus, who are in
the Lord.
12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who
have toiled in
the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has toiled a lot in
the Lord.
13Greet Rufus, who
is eminent in
the Lord, and his mother, and mine.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes and the brothers with them.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who
are with them.
16Greet each other with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.
17And I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those
who cause dissensions and offences contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and turn away from them.
18For suchlike do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and they deceive the hearts of the naive through smooth speech and fine language.
19For your obedience has reached everyone. So I rejoice over you. And I want you to be wise with respect to good, but untainted with respect to evil.
20And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet quickly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with you.
21Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater my kinsmen greet you.
22I Tertius, who wrote
out the epistle, greet you in
the Lord.
23Gaius, my host – and
host of the whole church – greets you. Erastus, the steward of the city greets you, as
does Quartus,
our brother.
24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
be with all of you. Amen.
● For what the AV and many editions present as verses 25-27, see the end of chapter 14.