Personal Greetings

16 I commend^(A) to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon^[a][b] of the church in Cenchreae.^{(B) 2} I ask you to receive her in the Lord^(C) in a way worthy of his people^(D) and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.

²¹ Timothy,^(A) my co-worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius,^(B) Jason^(C) and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.^(D)

²² I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²³ Gaius,^(E) whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.

Erastus,^(F) who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.