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I commend unto youPhebeoursister, which is a servant of the churchwhich is atCenchrea:2That ye receiveherin the Lord, as becomethsaints,and that ye assistherinwhatsoeverbusiness she hath need of you:forshe hath been a succourer of many,and of myselfalso.3GreetPriscillaandAquilamyhelpersinChristJesus:4Whohaveformylife laid down their ownnecks: unto whomnotonlyI give thanks , butalsoall the churches of the Gentiles.5Likewise greet the church that is intheirhouse.SalutemywellbelovedEpaenetus,whois the firstfruits of AchaiauntoChrist.6GreetMary,whobestowedmuchlabouronus.7SaluteAndronicusandJunia,mykinsmen,andmyfellowprisoners,whoare of noteamong the apostles,whoalsowereinChristbeforeme.8GreetAmpliasmybelovedin the Lord.9SaluteUrbane,ourhelperinChrist,andStachysmybeloved.10SaluteApellesapprovedinChrist.Salutethem which are ofAristobulus' household.
11SaluteHerodionmykinsman.Greetthem that be of the household of Narcissus,whicharein the Lord.12SaluteTryphenaandTryphosa, who labourin the Lord.Salute the belovedPersis,whichlabouredmuchin the Lord.13SaluteRufuschosenin the Lord,andhismotherandmine.14SaluteAsyncritus,Phlegon,Hermas,Patrobas,Hermes,and the brethren which are withthem.15SalutePhilologus,andJulia,Nereus,andhissister,andOlympas,andall the saints which are withthem.16Salute one anotherwith an holykiss. The churches of Christsaluteyou.17Now I beseechyou,brethren,mark them which causedivisionsandoffencescontrary to the doctrinewhichye have learned ; andavoidthem .
18For they that are suchservenotourLordJesusChrist,but their ownbelly;andby good wordsand fair speechesdeceive the hearts of the simple.19Foryourobedience is come abroaduntoall men. I am gladthereforeonyourbehalf: but yet I would haveyouwiseunto that which isgood , andsimpleaconcerningevil.20And the God of peace shall bruisebSatanunderyourfeetshortly . The grace of ourLordJesusChrist be withyou.Amen.21Timotheusmyworkfellow,andLucius,andJason,andSosipater,mykinsmen,saluteyou.22ITertius, who wrote this epistle,saluteyouin the Lord.23Gaiusminehost,and of the wholechurch,salutethyou.Erastus the chamberlain of the citysalutethyou,andQuartus a brother.24
The grace of ourLordJesusChrist be withyouall.Amen.25Now to him that is of power to stablishyouaccording to mygospel,and the preaching of JesusChrist,according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began ,
26Butnow is made manifest , andby the scriptures of the prophets,according to the commandment of the everlastingGod, made knowntoallnationsfor the obedience of faith:27
To Godonlywise, be glorythroughJesusChristforever.Amen . [Written to the RomansfromCorinthus, and sent byPhebeservant of the churchatCenchrea.]
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