Romans 16
Berean Standard Bible · Compare translations · AD 56 – AD 57 · The early church · Tap a verse to copy, share or highlight ·
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Personal Greetings and Love
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. 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.
3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. 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.
6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
11Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman.
Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord.
Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Avoid Divisions
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. 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.
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.
20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Greetings from Paulʼs Fellow Workers
21Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
22I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings.
Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
Doxology
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 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— 27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
Footnotes (8)
- a v1 Or deaconess
- b v3 Prisca is a variant of Priscilla; see Acts 18:2.
- c v5 Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
- d v7 Some translators Junias
- e v20 NA, NE, and WH Lord Jesus
- f v23 SBL, BYZ, and TR include 24 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
- g v26 Literally the obedience of faith
- h v27 Some manuscripts place the text of verses 25–27 after Romans 14:23or after Romans 15:33.
Study notes on this chapter · 1
The offspring who will crush the serpent
After the fall, God tells the serpent that the woman's offspring will strike its head while it strikes his heel. Christian tradition has long read this as the first hint of a coming deliverer (sometimes called the protoevangelium). The New Testament alludes to it (Romans 16:20) but does not quote it as a prediction of Jesus.
When: Set at the beginning of human history; written down within the Torah.
Ways people read this (2)
- Traditional Christian reading: a promise of Christ's victory over evil.
- Many Jewish and some modern Christian readers see a general statement about the ongoing conflict between humanity and evil.
Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.