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Romans 16
The Message
Romans 16
The Message
16 1-2 Be sure to welcome our friend Phoebe in the way of the Master, with all the generous hospitality we Christians are famous for. I heartily endorse both her and her work. She’s a key representative of the church at Cenchrea. Help her out in whatever she asks. She deserves anything you can do for her. She’s helped many a person, including me.
3-5 Say hello to Priscilla and Aquila, who have worked hand in hand with me in serving Jesus. They once put their lives on the line for me. And I’m not the only one grateful to them. All the non-Jewish gatherings of believers also owe them plenty, to say nothing of the church that meets in their house.
Hello to my dear friend Epenetus. He was the very first follower of Jesus in the province of Asia.
6 Hello to Mary. What a worker she has turned out to be!
7 Hello to my cousins Andronicus and Junias. We once shared a jail cell. They were believers in Christ before I was. Both of them are outstanding leaders.
8 Hello to Ampliatus, my good friend in the family of God.
9 Hello to Urbanus, our companion in Christ’s work, and my good friend Stachys.
10 Hello to Apelles, a tried-and-true veteran in following Christ.
Hello to the family of Aristobulus.
11 Hello to my cousin Herodion.
Hello to those who belong to the Lord from the family of Narcissus.
12 Hello to Tryphena and Tryphosa—such diligent women in serving the Master.
Hello to Persis, a dear friend and hard worker in Christ.
13 Hello to Rufus—a good choice by the Master!—and his mother. She has also been a dear mother to me.
14 Hello to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and also to all of their families.
15 Hello to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas—and all the followers of Jesus who live with them.
16 Holy hugs all around! All the churches of Christ send their warmest greetings!
17-18 One final word of counsel, friends. Keep a sharp eye out for those who take bits and pieces of the teaching that you learned and then use them to make trouble. Give these people a wide berth. They have no intention of living for our Master Christ. They’re only in this for what they can get out of it, and aren’t above using pious sweet talk to dupe unsuspecting innocents.
19-20 And so while there has never been any question about your honesty in these matters—I couldn’t be more proud of you!—I want you also to be smart, making sure every “good” thing is the real thing. Don’t be gullible in regard to smooth-talking evil. Stay alert like this, and before you know it the God of peace will come down on Satan with both feet, stomping him into the dirt. Enjoy the best of Jesus!
21 And here are some more greetings from our end. Timothy, my partner in this work, Lucius, and my cousins Jason and Sosipater all said to tell you hello.
22 I, Tertius, who wrote this letter at Paul’s dictation, send you my personal greetings.
23 Gaius, who is host here to both me and the whole church, wants to be remembered to you.
Erastus, the city treasurer, and our good friend Quartus send their greetings.
25-26 All of our praise rises to the One who is strong enough to make you strong, exactly as preached in Jesus Christ, precisely as revealed in the mystery kept secret for so long but now an open book through the prophetic Scriptures. All the nations of the world can now know the truth and be brought into obedient belief, carrying out the orders of God, who got all this started, down to the final detail.
27 All our praise is focused through Jesus on this incomparably wise God! Yes!
Romani 16
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Romani 16
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Salutări
16 V-o recomand pe Fivi, sora noastră, diaconiţă[a] a bisericii din Chencrea[b]. 2 Vă rog s-o primiţi, în Domnul, într-un mod vrednic de nişte sfinţi, şi s-o ajutaţi în orice vă va cere, pentru că ea a fost un ajutor pentru mulţi, precum şi pentru mine însumi.
3 Salutaţi-i pe Prisca[c] şi Aquila, conlucrători cu mine în Cristos Isus, 4 care şi-au riscat viaţa pentru mine şi cărora le mulţumesc nu doar eu, ci şi toate bisericile dintre neamuri. 5 Salutaţi, de asemenea, biserica din casa lor! Salutaţi-l pe Epenetus, prietenul meu iubit, care este primul convertit la Cristos din Asia[d]! 6 Salutaţi-o pe Maria, care a lucrat din greu pentru voi! 7 Salutaţi-i pe Andronicus şi pe Iunia[e], rudele mele[f], care au fost şi în închisoare cu mine, care sunt bine cunoscuţi între apostoli[g] şi care au fost în Cristos înaintea mea! 8 Salutaţi-l pe Ampliatus, prietenul meu iubit în Domnul! 9 Salutaţi-i pe Urbanus, conlucrător cu noi în Cristos, şi pe Stacus, prietenul meu iubit! 10 Salutaţi-l pe Apelles, cel care a fost dovedit ca fiind în Cristos! Salutaţi-i pe cei din casa lui Aristobulus! 11 Salutaţi-l pe Irodion, ruda mea! Salutaţi-i pe aceia din casa lui Narcisus, care sunt în Domnul! 12 Salutaţi-le pe Trifena şi pe Trifosa, care au lucrat din greu în Domnul! Salutaţi-o pe preaiubita Persis, care a lucrat din greu în Domnul! 13 Salutaţi-i pe Rufus, cel ales în Domnul, şi pe mama lui, care a fost o mamă şi pentru mine! 14 Salutaţi-i pe Asincritus, Flegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas şi pe toţi fraţii care sunt cu ei! 15 Salutaţi-i pe Filologus, pe Iulia, pe Nereus şi pe sora lui, pe Olimpas şi pe toţi sfinţii care sunt cu ei! 16 Salutaţi-vă unul pe altul cu o sărutare sfântă! Toate bisericile lui Cristos vă salută!
Învăţături finale
17 Vă îndemn, fraţilor, să fiţi atenţi la cei ce provoacă dezbinări şi pun obstacole împotriva învăţăturii pe care aţi primit-o! Depărtaţi-vă de ei, 18 pentru că astfel de oameni nu-L slujesc pe Domnul nostru Cristos, ci îşi slujesc propriile lor pofte. Printr-un limbaj plăcut şi prin linguşire, ei înşală inimile celor naivi! 19 Ascultarea voastră este cunoscută de toţi, aşa că sunt plin de bucurie pentru voi. Însă vreau să fiţi înţelepţi cu privire la ceea ce este bun şi curaţi cu privire la ceea ce este rău. 20 Dumnezeul păcii îl va zdrobi în curând pe Satan[h] sub picioarele voastre. Harul Domnului nostru Isus Cristos să fie cu voi!
21 Timotei, conlucrător cu mine, vă salută! Tot astfel şi Lucius, Iason şi Sosipater, rudele mele! 22 Eu, Terţius[i], cel care am scris această scrisoare, vă salut în Domnul! 23 Gaius, care este gazda mea şi a întregii biserici, vă salută! Erastus, administratorul[j] cetăţii, şi Quartus, fratele nostru, vă salută! 24 (Harul Domnului nostru Isus Cristos să fie cu voi cu toţi! Amin.)[k]
Laudă lui Dumnezeu
25 Iar a Celui Care poate să vă întărească, potrivit cu Evanghelia mea şi cu proclamarea lui Isus Cristos, potrivit cu descoperirea tainei care a fost ţinută ascunsă timp de multe veacuri, 26 dar care acum este descoperită prin scrierile profetice şi le este făcută cunoscută tuturor neamurilor, după porunca Dumnezeului Veşnic, pentru ca ele să creadă şi să asculte de El, 27 a singurului Dumnezeu înţelept să fie slava, prin Isus Cristos, în veci! Amin.
Footnotes
- Romani 16:1 Substantiv desemnând o slujbă specifică în biserică; este derivat din verbul diakoneo (a sluji, a avea grijă de ceva)
- Romani 16:1 Chencrea era portul de răsărit care deservea oraşul Corint; Corintul era situat pe un istm, între Golful Corint, spre apus, şi Golful Saronic, spre răsărit, având câte un port la fiecare dintre cele două golfuri
- Romani 16:3 În Faptele Apostolilor, Luca foloseşte diminutivul, Priscila, pe când Pavel foloseşte numele nediminutivat, Prisca
- Romani 16:5 Este vorba despre provincia romană Asia, cu capitala de facto la Efes, provincie care ocupa, alături de alte provincii, aria geografică cunoscută ca Asia Mică
- Romani 16:7 Sau: Iunias
- Romani 16:7 Sau: compatrioţii mei, probabil în sensul că şi ei erau evrei; şi în vs. 11, 21
- Romani 16:7 Sau: cu vază între apostoli, dacă înţelegem termenul de apostol într-un sens care nu-i include doar pe cei doisprezece, ci şi pe alţi slujitori recunoscuţi de către Biserică
- Romani 16:20 Cuvânt împrumutat din ebraică, însemnând Vrăjmaş sau Acuzator
- Romani 16:22 În vremea aceea existau secretari care compuneau epistolele într-un limbaj literar; probabil Terţius a fost un astfel de secretar
- Romani 16:23 Sau: trezorierul
- Romani 16:24 Cele mai importante şi mai timpurii mss nu conţin acest verset
Romans 16
New International Version
Romans 16
New International Version
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.
3 Greet Priscilla[c] and Aquila,(E) my co-workers(F) in Christ Jesus.(G) 4 They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
5 Greet also the church that meets at their house.(H)
Greet my dear friend Epenetus, who was the first convert(I) to Christ in the province of Asia.(J)
6 Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.
7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews(K) who have been in prison with me.(L) They are outstanding among[d] the apostles, and they were in Christ(M) before I was.
8 Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ,(N) and my dear friend Stachys.
10 Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.(O)
Greet those who belong to the household(P) of Aristobulus.
11 Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.(Q)
Greet those in the household(R) of Narcissus who are in the Lord.
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.
13 Greet Rufus,(S) chosen(T) in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.
15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people(U) who are with them.(V)
16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(W)
All the churches of Christ send greetings.
17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.(X) Keep away from them.(Y) 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(Z) but their own appetites.(AA) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(AB) the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard(AC) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(AD)
20 The God of peace(AE) will soon crush(AF) Satan(AG) under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.(AH)
21 Timothy,(AI) my co-worker, sends his greetings to you, as do Lucius,(AJ) Jason(AK) and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.(AL)
22 I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 Gaius,(AM) whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.
Erastus,(AN) who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. [24] [e]
25 Now to him who is able(AO) to establish you in accordance with my gospel,(AP) the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery(AQ) hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings(AR) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[f] faith(AS)— 27 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.(AT)
Footnotes
- 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 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla
- Romans 16:7 Or are esteemed by
- 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
Romans 16
King James Version
Romans 16
King James Version
16 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.
7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household.
11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.
16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
21 Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
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