Personal Greetings and Love
1 I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church that in Cenchreae, 2 that you receive her in the Lord, in a manner 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 myself.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own lives for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5 Greet the church that meets 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 churches of Christ greet you.
Avoid Divisions
17 Now I beg you, brothers, watch out for those who are causing divisions and stumbling blocks in opposition to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them. Avoid them, 18 for those who are like this do not serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
19 Your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I want you to be 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.
Greetings from Paul’s Companions
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 the host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, our brother.
24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.
Doxology
25 Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Gospel and preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages, 26 but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations, 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.