31 Give her of the fruit of her hands,
    and let her works praise her in the gates.

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31 Honor her for all that her hands have done,
    and let her works bring her praise(A) at the city gate.

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You (A)shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
    you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

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You will eat the fruit of your labor;(A)
    blessings and prosperity(B) will be yours.

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10 For (A)God is not unjust so as to overlook (B)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (C)serving the saints, as you still do.

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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)

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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: (A)Blessed are the dead (B)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, (C)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

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13 Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord(A) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,(B) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

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Personal Greetings

16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant[a] of the church at (A)Cenchreae, that you (B)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.

Greet (C)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:1 Or deaconess

Personal Greetings

16 I commend(A) to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon[a][b] of the church in Cenchreae.(B) 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.

Greet Priscilla[c] and Aquila,(E) my co-workers(F) in Christ Jesus.(G) They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:1 Or servant
  2. Romans 16:1 The word deacon refers here to a Christian designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Phil. 1:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.
  3. Romans 16:3 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla

16 You will recognize them (A)by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

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16 By their fruit you will recognize them.(A) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?(B)

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17 (A)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek (B)the fruit that increases to your credit.[a]

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  1. Philippians 4:17 Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account

17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.(A)

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25 So also good works are conspicuous, and (A)even those that are not cannot remain hidden.

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25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.

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39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to (A)the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics[a] and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

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  1. Acts 9:39 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin

39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(A) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

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For (A)you always have the poor with you, and whenever (B)you want, you can do good for them. But (C)you will not always have me. (D)She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand (E)for burial. And truly, I say to you, wherever (F)the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told (G)in memory of her.”

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The poor you will always have with you,[a] and you can help them any time you want.(A) But you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.(B) Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world,(C) what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

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  1. Mark 14:7 See Deut. 15:11.

16 She considers a field and buys it;
    with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

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16 She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is (A)a tree of life,
    and whoever (B)captures souls is wise.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.

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Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

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