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65 lines
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\v 1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is in Cenchrea,
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\v 2 in order that you may receive her in the Lord. Do this in a manner worthy of the believers, and stand by her in whatever matter she may have need of you. For she herself as well has become a helper of many, and of myself as well.
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\v 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
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\v 4 who for my life risked their own lives. I give thanks to them, and not only I, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
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\v 5 Greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia to Christ.
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\v 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
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\v 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners. They are prominent among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
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\v 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
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\v 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
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\v 10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
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\v 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
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\v 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked much in the Lord.
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\v 13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
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\v 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
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\v 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.
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\v 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
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\v 17 Now I urge you, brothers, to think about those who are causing the divisions and stumbling. They are going beyond the teaching that you have learned. Turn away from them.
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\v 18 For people such as these do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach. By their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
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\v 19 For your example of obedience reaches everyone. I rejoice, therefore, over you, but I want you to be wise as to that which is good, and innocent to that which is evil.
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\v 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
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\p May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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\v 21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
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\v 22 I, Tertius, who write this epistle down, greet you in the Lord.
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\v 23 Gaius, the host for me and for the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, with Quartus the brother.
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\v 24 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit this verse. (See: Rom. 16:20). v. 24 \fqa May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. \f*
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\v 25 Now glory be to him who is able to make you stand according to my gospel
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\q and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
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\q according to the revelation of the mystery that has been kept secret from long ago,
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\v 26 but now has been revealed, and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith.
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\v 27 To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.
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