Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

³¹ The ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel called the food manna [^Cbased on the Hebrew phrase, “What is it?”; 16:15]. It was like ·small white seeds [^Lcoriander seeds, white] and tasted like wafers made with honey.

³² Then Moses said, “·The Lord said [^LThis is the word/thing the Lord has commanded], ‘·Save [Keep; ^LFill] ·two quarts [^Lan omer] of this food ·for your descendants [^Lthroughout your generations]. Then they can see the food I gave you to eat in the ·desert [wilderness] when I brought you out of Egypt.’”

³³ Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with ·two quarts [^Lan omer] of manna. Then place it before the Lord, and ·save [keep] it ·for your descendants [^Lthroughout your generations].” ³⁴ So Aaron did what the Lord had commanded Moses. He put ·the jar of manna [^Lit] in front of the ·Agreement [^LTestimony; ^Cthe Ark, named for the Ten Commandments placed in it] to keep it safe. ³⁵ The ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] ate manna for forty years, until they came to the land where they settled—the edge of the land of Canaan [Josh. 5:12].

Greetings to the Christians

16 I ·recommend [commend] to you our sister Phoebe, who is a ·helper [or servant; or minister; or deacon; 1 Tim. 3:11] in the church in Cenchrea [^CPhoebe may have been the messenger carrying this letter]. ² I ask you to ·accept [welcome] her in the Lord in the way ·God’s people should [worthy of the saints]. Help her with anything she needs, because she has ·helped [been a benefactor/patron to] many people, ·including [or especially] me.

³ Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila [Acts 18:2, 18, 26], ·who work together with me [^Lmy coworkers] in Christ Jesus ⁴ and who risked their own ·lives [neck] ·to save [^Lfor] my life. I am thankful to them, and [^Lnot only I, but] all the Gentile churches are thankful as well. ⁵ Also, greet for me the church that meets at their house.

Greetings to my dear friend Epenetus, who was the ·first person in Asia to follow Christ [^Lfirstfruit of Asia for Christ]. ⁶ Greetings to Mary, who worked very hard for you. ⁷ Greetings to Andronicus and Junia [^CJunia is probably a woman’s name, though not certainly], my ·relatives [or fellow Jews], ·who were in prison with me [and fellow prisoners]. They are ·very important [prominent; or well known to/among the] apostles. They were believers in Christ before I was. ⁸ Greetings to Ampliatus, my ·dear [beloved] friend in the Lord. ⁹ Greetings to Urbanus, a worker together with me for Christ. And greetings to my ·dear [beloved] friend Stachys. ¹⁰ Greetings to Apelles, ·who was tested and proved that he truly loves Christ [or a proven servant of Christ; ^Lapproved in Christ]. Greetings to all those who are in the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greetings to Herodion, my ·fellow citizen [or fellow Jew; or relative]. Greetings to all those in the family of Narcissus who ·belong to [^Lare in] the Lord. ¹² Greetings to Tryphena and Tryphosa, ·women who work very hard for [^Llaborers in] the Lord. Greetings to ·my dear friend [the beloved] Persis, who also has worked very hard ·for [^Lin] the Lord. ¹³ Greetings to Rufus, who is ·a special person [^Lchosen] in the Lord, and to his mother, who has been like a mother to me also. ¹⁴ Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and all the brothers and sisters who are with them. ¹⁵ Greetings to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and to all ·God’s people [^Tthe saints] with them. ¹⁶ Greet each other with a holy kiss. All of Christ’s churches send greetings to you.