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.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:1 Or deaconess

Paul’s Commendation of Phoebe

16 I commend to you(A) our sister Phoebe, who is a servant[a] of the church in Cenchreae.(B) So you should welcome her in the Lord(C) in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her in whatever matter she may require your help. For indeed she has been a benefactor of many—and of me also.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:1 Others interpret this term in a technical sense: deacon, or deaconess, or minister, or courier

16 Συνίστημι δὲ ὑμῖν Φοίβην τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶν, οὖσαν [a]καὶ διάκονον τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς, ἵνα [b]αὐτὴν προσδέξησθε ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ παραστῆτε αὐτῇ ἐν ᾧ ἂν ὑμῶν χρῄζῃ πράγματι, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὴ προστάτις πολλῶν ἐγενήθη καὶ [c]ἐμοῦ αὐτοῦ.

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Footnotes

  1. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 16:1 καὶ WH NIV ] – Treg RP
  2. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 16:2 αὐτὴν προσδέξησθε NIV RP ] προσδέξησθε αὐτὴν WH Treg
  3. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 16:2 ἐμοῦ αὐτοῦ WH Treg NIV ] αὐτοῦ ἐμοῦ RP