Book of Common Prayer

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.

³ Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus, ⁴ who have for my life laid down their own necks – to whom not only I give thanks, but also the congregation of the Gentiles. ⁵ Likewise, greet the congregation that is in their house.

Greet my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the first fruit among those of Achaia. ⁶ Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour upon us.

⁷ Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, who were prisoners with me also, who are well regarded among the apostles, and were in Christ before me. ⁸ Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹ Greet Urbanus, our helper in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, tried and true in Christ. Greet those of Aristobulus’ household. ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

¹² Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, which women did labour in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who laboured much in the Lord. ¹³ Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, also a mother to me. ¹⁴ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶ Greet one another with a holy kiss. The congregations of Christ send greetings to you.

²⁴ When Pilate saw that he was not prevailing, but that more of a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person, and that you should see. ²⁵ Then all the people answered and said, His blood be on us and on our children!

²⁶ Then he let Barabbas go free to them, and had Jesus scourged, and delivered him to be crucified.

²⁷ Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus to the common hall, and gathered to him the whole company of soldiers. ²⁸ And they stripped him and put on him a purple robe, ²⁹ and plaited a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed their knees before him and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! ³⁰ And they spat upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

³¹ And when they had mocked him, they took the robe back from him and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.