Romans 16:3-9

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³Greet Priscilla^[a] and Aquila,^(A) my co-workers^(B) in Christ Jesus.^(C) ⁴They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

⁵Greet also the church that meets at their house.^(D)

Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert^(E) to Christ in the province of Asia.^(F)

⁶Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews^(G) who have been in prison with me.^(H) They are outstanding among^[b] the apostles, and they were in Christ^(I) before I was.

⁸Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

⁹Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ,^(J) and my dear friend Stachys.

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Romans 16:3 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
Romans 16:7 Or are esteemed by

Romans 16:22-27

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²²I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²³Gaius,^(A) whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.

Erastus,^(B) who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. ^[24]^[a]

²⁵Now to him who is able^(C) to establish you in accordance with my gospel,^(D) the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery^(E) hidden for long ages past, ²⁶but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings^(F) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from^[b] faith^(G)— ²⁷to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.^(H)

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Romans 16:24 Some manuscripts include here May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.
Romans 16:26 Or that is

Psalm 145:1-7

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Psalm 145^[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

¹I will exalt you,^(A) my God the King;^(B)
I will praise your name^(C) for ever and ever.
²Every day I will praise^(D) you
and extol your name^(E) for ever and ever.

³Great^(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(G)
    his greatness no one can fathom.^(H)
⁴One generation^(I) commends your works to another;
    they tell^(J) of your mighty acts.^(K)
⁵They speak of the glorious splendor^(L) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.^[b]^(M)
⁶They tell^(N) of the power of your awesome works—^(O)
    and I will proclaim^(P) your great deeds.^(Q)
⁷They celebrate your abundant goodness^(R)
    and joyfully sing^(S) of your righteousness.^(T)

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Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate

Luke 16:9-15

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⁹I tell you, use worldly wealth^(A) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.^(B)

¹⁰“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,^(C) and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. ¹¹So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth,^(D) who will trust you with true riches? ¹²And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?

¹³“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”^(E)

¹⁴The Pharisees, who loved money,^(F) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.^(G) ¹⁵He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves^(H) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.^(I) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.