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Groeten aan allerlei mensen

16 Onze zuster Febe dient God heel ijverig in de gemeente in Kenchrea. Ontvang haar op een manier die past bij gelovigen. Help haar als ze ergens jullie hulp voor nodig heeft. Want ze heeft heel veel voor andere mensen gedaan, ook voor mij.

Doe de groeten aan Priscilla en Aquila,[a] mijn medewerkers die net als ik voor Jezus Christus werken. Ze hebben hun leven voor mij gewaagd. Ik ben hun heel erg dankbaar. En ook alle gemeenten bij de niet-Joden zijn erg dankbaar voor wat ze hebben gedaan. Doe ook de groeten aan de gemeente die bij hen in huis samenkomt. Ook aan mijn goede vriend Epenetus. Hij was in Achaje de eerste die in Christus ging geloven. Verder aan Maria, die zo veel voor ons heeft gedaan. Doe ook de groeten aan Andronikus en Junias die net als ik Joden zijn. Ze hebben met mij gevangen gezeten. Zij zijn boodschappers van God waar iedereen veel respect voor heeft. Ze kenden Christus al voordat ik Hem kende. Doe verder de groeten aan mijn medegelovige en goede vriend Amplias. Ook aan onze medewerker Urbanus, die net als wij voor Christus werkt, en aan mijn goede vriend Stachys. 10 Doe de groeten aan Apelles, die heel duidelijk heeft laten zien dat hij bij Christus hoort. Doe ook de groeten aan de mensen die bij de groep van Aristobulus horen. 11 Ook aan Herodion, die net als ik een Jood is. Doe verder de groeten aan de gelovigen die bij de groep van Narcissus horen. 12 Doe ook de groeten aan Tryfena en Tryfosa. Deze twee vrouwen doen heel veel voor de Heer. Doe verder de groeten aan mijn goede vriendin Persis, die ook veel voor de Heer heeft gedaan. 13 Ook aan Rufus, die door de Heer is uitgekozen om bij Hem te horen. En aan zijn moeder, die ook voor mij een moeder is. 14 Verder aan Asynkritus, Flegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes en de broeders en zusters die bij hen zijn. 15 Doe de groeten aan Filologus, aan Julia en aan Nereus en zijn zus, en aan Olympas. Ook aan alle gelovigen die bij hen zijn. 16 Groet elkaar met een heilige kus. Alle gemeenten van Christus doen de groeten aan jullie.

Waarschuwingen

17 Ik wil jullie waarschuwen, broeders en zusters, dat jullie goed moeten oppassen voor mensen die ruzie maken en verdeeldheid veroorzaken. Ze houden zich niet aan de dingen die ik jullie heb geleerd. Blijf bij hen uit de buurt. 18 Zulke mensen dienen niet onze Heer Jezus Christus, maar hun buik. Met hun mooiklinkende en godsdienstige woorden bedriegen ze mensen die nietsvermoedend naar hen luisteren. Ze leren de mensen verkeerde dingen.

19 Iedereen weet hoe gehoorzaam jullie aan Christus zijn. Daar ben ik dan ook heel blij mee. Maar ik wil dat jullie niet alleen zo wijs zullen zijn om het goede te doen, maar dat jullie zelfs vér bij het kwaad vandaan zullen blijven. 20 De God van vrede zal binnenkort de duivel onder jullie voeten vertrappen. Ik bid dat onze Heer Jezus in alles goed voor jullie zal zijn.

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21 Mijn medewerker Timoteüs en de Joden Lucius, Jason en Sosipater doen jullie de groeten. 22 Jullie moeten ook de groeten hebben van Tertius. Hij heeft deze brief voor mij opgeschreven. 23 Jullie krijgen ook de groeten van Gajus. Hij is heel erg gastvrij voor mij en voor de hele gemeente. Verder krijgen jullie de groeten van Erastus (de schatbewaarder van zijn stad) en van broeder Quartus. 24 Ik bid dat onze Heer Jezus Christus in alles goed voor jullie allemaal zal zijn. Amen! Zo is het!

25 God wil jullie sterk maken in het geloof, door het goede nieuws van Jezus Christus dat ik aan de mensen heb verteld. God heeft dat goede nieuws eerst eeuwenlang geheim gehouden. 26 Wel hadden de profeten er op bevel van de eeuwige God in de Boeken al over geschreven. Maar nu wordt het overal bekend gemaakt, zodat alle volken gehoorzaam kunnen worden aan het geloof in God. 27 Alle lof en eer is voor Hem, de enige, wijze God, door Jezus Christus, voor altijd en eeuwig! Amen! Zo is het!

Footnotes

  1. Romeinen 16:3 Zij worden ook in Handelingen 18:1, 2, 18-27 genoemd.

16 Ipinagtatagubilin ko sa inyo si Febe na ating kapatid na babae, na lingkod sa iglesia na nasa Cencrea:

Upang tanggapin ninyo siya sa Panginoon, ayon sa nararapat sa mga banal, at tulungan ninyo siya sa anomang bagay na magiging kailangan niya sa inyo: sapagka't siya nama'y naging katulong ng marami, at ng aking sarili naman.

Batiin ninyo si Prisca at si Aquila na aking mga kamanggagawa kay Cristo Jesus,

Na ipinain ang kanilang mga leeg dahil sa aking buhay; na sa kanila'y hindi lamang ako ang nagpapasalamat, kundi naman ang lahat ng mga iglesia ng mga Gentil:

At batiin ninyo ang iglesia na nasa kanilang bahay. Batiin ninyo si Epeneto na minamahal ko, na siyang pangunahing bunga ng Asia kay Cristo.

Batiin ninyo si Maria, na lubhang nagpagal sa inyo.

Batiin ninyo si Andronico at si Junias, na aking mga kamaganak, at mga kasama ko sa pagkabilanggo, na siyang mga bantog sa mga apostol, na sila nama'y nangauna sa akin kay Cristo.

Batiin ninyo si Ampliato na aking minamahal sa Panginoon.

Batiin ninyo si Urbano na aming kamanggagawa kay Cristo, at si Estaquis na minamahal ko.

10 Batiin ninyo si Apeles na subok kay Cristo. Batiin ninyo ang mga kasangbahay ni Aristobulo.

11 Batiin ninyo si Herodion na aking kamaganak. Batiin ninyo ang mga kasangbahay ni Narciso, yaong nangasa Panginoon.

12 Batiin ninyo si Trifena at si Trifosa, na nangagpapagal sa Panginoon. Batiin ninyo si Persida na minamahal, na lubhang nagpagal sa Panginoon.

13 Batiin ninyo si Rufo na hinirang sa Panginoon, at ang kaniyang ina at akin.

14 Batiin ninyo si Asincrito, si Flegonte, si Hermes, si Patrobas, si Hermas, at ang mga kapatid na kasama nila.

15 Batiin ninyo si Filologo at si Julia, si Nereo at ang kaniyang kapatid na babae, at si Olimpas, at ang lahat ng mga banal na kasama nila.

16 Mangagbatian kayo ng banal na halik. Binabati kayo ng lahat ng mga iglesia ni Cristo.

17 Ngayo'y ipinamamanhik ko sa inyo, mga kapatid, na tandaan ninyo yaong mga pinanggagalingan ng pagkakabahabahagi at ng mga katitisuran, laban sa mga aral na inyong nangapagaralan: at kayo'y magsilayo sa kanila.

18 Sapagka't ang mga gayon ay hindi nagsisipaglingkod sa Cristong Panginoon, kundi sa kanilang sariling tiyan; at sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mabuting pananalita at maiinam na mga talumpati ay dinadaya ang mga puso ng mga walang malay.

19 Sapagka't ang inyong pagtalima ay naging bantog sa lahat ng mga tao. Kaya't nagagalak ako tungkol sa inyo: datapuwa't ibig ko na kayo'y maging marunong sa kabutihan, at musmos sa kasamaan.

20 At si Satanas ay dudurugin ng Dios ng kapayapaan sa madaling panahon sa ilalim ng inyong mga paa. Ang biyaya nawa ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo ay sumainyo.

21 Binabati kayo ni Timoteo na aking kamanggagawa; at ni Lucio at ni Jason at ni Sosipatro, na aking mga kamaganak.

22 Akong si Tercio, na sumusulat ng sulat na ito, ay bumabati sa inyo sa Panginoon.

23 Binabati kayo ni Gayo na pinanunuluyanan ko, at ng buong iglesia. Binabati kayo ni Erasto na ingat-yaman ng bayan, at ng kapatid na si Cuarto.

24 Ang biyaya ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo ay sumainyong lahat. Siya nawa.

25 At ngayon sa kaniya na makapangyarihan na sa inyo'y makapagpapatibay ayon sa aking evangelio at sa pangangaral ni Jesucristo, ayon sa pahayag ng hiwaga na natago sa katahimikan nang panahong walang hanggan.

26 Datapuwa't nahayag na ngayon, at sa pamamagitan ng mga kasulatan ng mga propeta, ayon sa ipinagutos ng Dios na walang hanggan, ay ipinakilala sa lahat ng mga bansa upang magsitalima sa pananampalataya:

27 Sa iisang Dios na marunong, sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo, na sumasa kaniya ang kaluwalhatian magpakailan man. Siya nawa.

16 I want to let you know about our Christian sister Phoebe. She is a helper in the church in the city of Cenchrea. The Christians should receive her as a sister who belongs to the Lord. Help her any way you can. She has helped many people and has helped me also.

Greet Priscilla and Aquila. They worked with me for Christ. They almost died for me. I am thankful for them. All the churches that were started among the people who are not Jews are thankful for them also. Greet the church that worships in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my much-loved friend. He was the first Christian in the countries of Asia. Greet Mary. She worked hard for you. Greet Andronicus and Junias. They are from my family and were in prison with me. They put their trust in Christ before I did. They have been respected missionaries. Greet Ampliatus. He is a much-loved Christian brother. Greet Urbanus. He worked with us for Christ. Greet Stachys, my much-loved friend. 10 Greet Apelles. He proved he was faithful to Christ. Greet all the family of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodian. He is one of my family. Greet the Christians in the family of Narcissus. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa and Persis. They are all much-loved workmen for the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus and his mother. She was like a mother to me. Rufus is a good Christian. 14 Greet Asyncritus and Phlegon and Hermes and Patrobas and Hermas and all the Christians with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia and Nereus and his sister and Olympas and all the Christians with them.

16 Greet each other with a kiss of holy love. All the churches here greet you.

17 I ask you, Christian brothers, watch out for those who make trouble and start fights. Keep your eye on those who work against the teaching you received. Keep away from them. 18 Men like that are not working for our Lord Jesus Christ. They are chained to their own desires. With soft words they say things people want to hear. People are fooled by them. 19 Everyone knows you have obeyed the teaching you received. I am happy with you because of this. But I want you to be wise about good things and pure about sinful things. 20 God, Who is our peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the loving-favor of our Lord Jesus be yours. 21 Timothy, my helper, greets you. Lucius and Jason and Sosipater from my family say hello also. 22 I, Tertius, who am writing this letter for Paul, greet you as a Christian brother. 23 Gaius is the man taking care of me. The church meets here in his house. He greets you. Erastus, the man who takes care of the money for the city, says hello and Quartus does also. He is a Christian brother. 24 *May you have loving-favor from our Lord Jesus Christ. Let it be so.

25 We give honor to God. He is able to make you strong as I preach from the Holy Writings about Jesus Christ. It was a secret hidden from the beginning of the world. 26 But now it is for us to know. The early preachers wrote about it. God says it is to be preached to all the people of the world so men can put their trust in God and obey Him.

27 May God, Who only is wise, be honored forever through our Lord Jesus Christ. Let it be so.

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) They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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)

Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

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.

Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

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

  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
  4. Romans 16:7 Or are esteemed by
  5. Romans 16:24 Some manuscripts include here May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you. Amen.
  6. Romans 16:26 Or that is