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| 1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, | 1Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess in the church at Cenchrea. |
| 2that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. | 2Welcome her in the Lord as is appropriate for saints, and provide her with anything she may need from you, for she has assisted many people, including me. |
| 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, | 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me for the Messiah Jesus, |
| 4who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. | 4and who risked their necks for my life. I am thankful to them, and so are all the churches among the gentiles. |
| 5Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. | 5Greet also the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first convert to the Messiah in Asia. |
| 6Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. | 6Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. |
| 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. | 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They belonged to the Messiah before I did. |
| 8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. | 8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord. |
| 9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. | 9Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in the Messiah, and my dear friend Stachys. |
| 10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. | 10Greet Apelles, who has been approved by the Messiah. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. |
| 11Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. | 11Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who belong to the Lord. |
| 12Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. | 12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord. |
| 13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. | 13Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. |
| 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. | 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. |
| 15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. | 15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them. |
| 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. | 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of the Messiah greet you. |
| 17I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. | 17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them, |
| 18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. | 18because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. |
| 19For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. | 19For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for 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. | 20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you! |
| 21Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. | 21Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews. |
| 22I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. | 22I, Tertius, who penned this letter, greet you in the Lord. |
| 23Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. | 23Gaius, who is host to me and the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. |
| 24 | 24May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you! |
| 25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages | 25Now to the one who is able to strengthen you with my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus, the Messiah, by revealing the secret that was kept hidden from long ago |
| 26but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith— | 26but now has been made known through the prophets to all the gentiles, in keeping with the decree of the eternal God to bring them to the obedience that springs from faith— |
| 27to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen. | 27to the only wise God, through Jesus the Messiah, be glory forever! Amen. |
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