Personal Greetings

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

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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)

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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.

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

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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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They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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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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