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16 I commend synistēmi · de to you hymeis our hēmeis sister adelphē Phoebe Phoibē, · ho who is eimi a servant diakonos of the ho church ekklēsia · ho in en Cenchrea Kenchreai, so that hina you may receive prosdechomai her autos in en the Lord kyrios in a manner worthy axiōs of the ho saints hagios, and kai give paristēmi her autos any en hos help pragma she may need chrēzō from you hymeis; · kai for gar she autos has been ginomai of great assistance prostatis to many polys, including kai myself egō. Greet aspazomai Prisca Priska and kai Aquila Akylas, · ho my egō fellow synergos workers in en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous,

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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)

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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