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

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

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For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

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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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10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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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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13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

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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 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

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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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16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

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

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17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

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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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25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

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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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39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

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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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Footnotes

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

For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

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

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16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

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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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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

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Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

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Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

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