Romans 16:1-2
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Greetings and Love Expressed
16 I (A)recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a [a]servant of the church which is at (B)Cenchrea, 2 that you (C)receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the [b](D)saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, [c]and of myself as well.
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- Romans 16:1 Or deaconess
- Romans 16:2 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Romans 16:2 Lit and of me, myself
Romans 16:1-2
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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) 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.
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- Romans 16:1 Or servant
- 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.
Romans 16:3
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3 Greet (A)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers (B)in (C)Christ Jesus,
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Romans 16:3
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- Romans 16:3 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
Romans 16:6
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6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
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Romans 16:7
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7 Greet Andronicus and [a]Junia, my (A)kinsfolk and my (B)fellow prisoners, who are outstanding in the view of the apostles, who also [b]were (C)in Christ before me.
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- Romans 16:7 Or possibly Junias (masc)
- Romans 16:7 Lit have become
Romans 16:7
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Romans 16:10
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10 Greet Apelles, the approved (A)in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
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Romans 16:10
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Romans 16:12
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12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord.
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Romans 16:12
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12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those women who work hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has worked very hard in the Lord.
Romans 16:13
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13 Greet (A)Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine.
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Romans 16:13
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Romans 16:15
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15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all (A)the [a]saints who are with them.
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- Romans 16:15 See note 1 v 2
Romans 16:15
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