Romans 16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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) 2 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.
Greeting to Roman Christians
3 Give my greetings to Prisca[b] and Aquila,(D) my coworkers in(E) Christ Jesus,(F) 4 who risked their own necks for my life. Not only do I thank them, but so do all the Gentile churches.
5 Greet also the church that meets in their home.(G)
Greet my dear friend Epaenetus, who is the first convert[c](H) to Christ from Asia.[d](I)
6 Greet Mary,[e] who has worked very hard for you.[f]
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia,[g] my fellow countrymen(J) and fellow prisoners.(K) They are noteworthy in the eyes of the apostles,[h][i] and they were also in Christ before me.
8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our coworker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.
10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.(L)
11 Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman.
Greet those who belong to the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.
13 Greet Rufus,(M) chosen in the Lord; also his mother—and mine.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.(N)
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(O)
All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Warning against Divisive People
17 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned.(P) Avoid them,(Q) 18 for such people do not serve our Lord Christ(R) but their own appetites.[j](S) They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.(T)
Paul’s Gracious Conclusion
19 The report of your obedience has reached everyone.(U) Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.(V) 20 The God of peace(W) will soon crush Satan(X) under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.(Y)
21 Timothy,(Z) my coworker, and Lucius,(AA) Jason,(AB) and Sosipater,(AC) my fellow countrymen, greet you.
22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter,(AD) greet you in the Lord.[k]
23 Gaius,(AE) who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus,(AF) the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you.
[24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.][l]
Glory to God
25 Now to Him who has power to strengthen you(AG) according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ,(AH) according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent(AI) for long ages(AJ) 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic Scriptures,(AK) according to the command of the eternal God to advance the obedience of faith[m](AL) among all nations— 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ—to Him be the glory forever Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 16:1 Others interpret this term in a technical sense: deacon, or deaconess, or minister, or courier
- Romans 16:3 Traditionally, Priscilla, as in Ac 18:2,18,26
- Romans 16:5 Lit the firstfruits
- Romans 16:5 Other mss read Achaia
- Romans 16:6 Or Maria
- Romans 16:6 Other mss read us
- Romans 16:7 Either a feminine name or “Junias,” a masculine name
- Romans 16:7 Or are outstanding among
- Romans 16:7 “The apostles” is not always a technical term referring to the 12; cp. 2Co 8:23; Php 2:25 where this word is translated as “messenger.”
- Romans 16:18 Lit belly
- Romans 16:22 Or letter in the Lord, greet you
- Romans 16:24 Other mss omit bracketed text; cp. v. 20
- Romans 16:26 Or the obedience that is faith, or the faithful obedience, or the obedience that comes from faith; Rm 1:5
- Romans 16:27 Other mss have these vv. at the end of chap 14 or 15.
Romans 16
Young's Literal Translation
16 And I commend you to Phebe our sister -- being a ministrant of the assembly that [is] in Cenchrea --
2 that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you -- for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.
3 Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus --
4 who for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations --
5 and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ.
6 Salute Mary, who did labour much for us;
7 salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.
8 Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord;
9 salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved;
10 salute Apelles, the approved in Christ; salute those of the [household] of Aristobulus;
11 salute Herodion, my kinsman; salute those of the [household] of Narcissus, who are in the Lord;
12 salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord.
13 Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine,
14 salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them;
15 salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them;
16 salute one another in a holy kiss; the assemblies of Christ do salute you.
17 And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;
18 for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,
19 for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;
20 and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen!
21 Salute you do Timotheus, my fellow-workman, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kindred;
22 I Tertius salute you (who wrote the letter) in the Lord;
23 salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother,
24 the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
25 And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,
26 and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him [be] glory to the ages. Amen.
Romains 16
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Salutations personnelles et amour fraternel
16 Je vous recommande Phœbé, notre sœur, qui est diaconesse de l’Eglise de Cenchrées, 2 afin que vous la receviez en notre Seigneur d’une manière digne des saints, et que vous l’assistiez dans les choses où elle aurait besoin de vous, car elle en a aidé beaucoup ainsi que moi-même.
3 Saluez Prisca et Aquilas, mes compagnons d’œuvre en Jésus-Christ, 4 qui ont exposé leur tête pour sauver ma vie; ce n’est pas moi seul qui leur rends grâces, ce sont encore toutes les Eglises des païens. 5 Saluez aussi l’Eglise qui est dans leur maison. Saluez Epaïnète, mon bien-aimé, qui a été pour Christ les prémices de l’Asie. 6 Saluez Marie, qui a pris beaucoup de peine pour vous. 7 Saluez Andronicus et Junias, mes parents et mes compagnons de captivité, qui jouissent d’une grande considération parmi les apôtres, et qui ont même été en Christ avant moi. 8 Saluez Amplias, mon bien-aimé dans le Seigneur. 9 Saluez Urbain, notre compagnon d’œuvre en Christ, et Stachys, mon bien-aimé. 10 Saluez Apellès, qui est éprouvé en Christ. Saluez ceux de la maison d’Aristobule. 11 Saluez Hérodion, mon parent. Saluez ceux de la maison de Narcisse qui sont dans le Seigneur. 12 Saluez Tryphène et Tryphose, qui travaillent pour le Seigneur. Saluez Perside, la bien-aimée, qui a beaucoup travaillé pour le Seigneur. 13 Saluez Rufus, l’élu du Seigneur, et sa mère, qui est aussi la mienne. 14 Saluez Asyncrite, Phlégon, Hermès, Patrobas, Hermas, et les frères qui sont avec eux. 15 Saluez Philologue et Julie, Nérée et sa sœur, et Olympe, et tous les saints qui sont avec eux. 16 Saluez-vous les uns les autres par un saint baiser. Toutes les Eglises de Christ vous saluent.
17 Je vous exhorte, frères, à prendre garde à ceux qui causent des divisions et des scandales, au préjudice de l’enseignement que vous avez reçu. Eloignez-vous d’eux. 18 Car de tels hommes ne servent point Christ notre Seigneur, mais leur propre ventre; et, par des paroles douces et flatteuses, ils séduisent les cœurs des simples. 19 Pour vous, votre obéissance est connue de tous; je me réjouis donc à votre sujet, et je désire que vous soyez sages en ce qui concerne le bien, et purs en ce qui concerne le mal. 20 Le Dieu de paix écrasera bientôt Satan sous vos pieds. Que la grâce de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit avec vous!
21 Timothée, mon compagnon d’œuvre, vous salue, ainsi que Lucius, Jason et Sosipater, mes parents. 22 Je vous salue dans le Seigneur, moi Tertius, qui ai écrit cette lettre. 23 Gaïus, mon hôte et celui de toute l’Eglise, vous salue. Eraste, le trésorier de la ville, vous salue, ainsi que le frère Quartus.
24 Que la grâce de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ soit avec vous tous! Amen!
25 A celui qui peut vous affermir selon mon Evangile et la prédication de Jésus-Christ, conformément à la révélation du mystère caché pendant des siècles, 26 mais manifesté maintenant par les écrits des prophètes, d’après l’ordre du Dieu éternel, et porté à la connaissance de toutes les nations, afin qu’elles obéissent à la foi, 27 à Dieu, seul sage, soit la gloire aux siècles des siècles, par Jésus-Christ!
Amen!
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