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843 B
843 B
Paul is greeting many of the believers in Rome by name. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)
I commend to you Phoebe
"I want you to respect Phoebe."
Phoebe
a woman's name
our sister
"our sister in Christ." Here "our" refers to Paul and includes all believers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
Cenchrea
a seaport city in Greece
receive her in the Lord
"welcome her because we all belong to the Lord"
in a manner worthy of the saints
"in the way that believers should welcome other believers"
and that you stand by her
This could be translated as a new sentence: "I also want you to help her."
has become a helper of many, and of myself as well
"has helped many people, and she has also helped me"