Romans 16:1-2
Wycliffe Bible
16 And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, which is in the service of the church that is at Cenchrea,
2 that ye receive her in the Lord worthily to saints, and that ye help her in whatever cause she shall need of you. For she hath helped many men, and myself.
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Romans 16:1-2
New Matthew Bible
A chapter of greetings. He warns them to beware of false teachers who bring men’s doctrine, and commends to them certain godly men and women who were friends and brethren in the truth.
16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who ministered to the congregation of Cenchrea. 2 Receive her in the Lord as is worthy of a saint, and assist her in whatever way she needs your help. For she has assisted many, including me.
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Romans 16:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
16 1 He commendeth Phoebe. 3 He sendeth greeting to many. 17 And warneth to beware of them which are the causes of division.
1 I [a]Commend unto you Phoebe our sister, which is a servant of the Church of Cenchrea:
2 That ye receive her in the [b]Lord, as it becometh Saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she needeth of your aid: for she hath given hospitality unto many, and to me also.
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- Romans 16:1 Having made an end of the whole disputation, he cometh now to familiar commendations and salutations, and that to good consideration and purpose, to wit, that the Romans might know, who are most to be honored and made account of amongst them, and also whom they ought to set before them to follow: and therefore he attributeth unto every of them peculiar and singular testimonies.
- Romans 16:2 For Christ’s sake, which is proper to the Christians, for the heathen Philosophers have resemblances of the same virtues.
Romans 16:1-2
Authorized (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.
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