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¹I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the congregation in Cenchrea,

²so that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever matter she may need from you; for indeed she herself has been a helper of many, including my own self.

³Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

⁴who risked their own necks for my life; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the congregations of the Gentiles.

⁵And greet the congregation that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the first convert to Christ from Achaia.

⁶Greet Mary, who worked very hard for you.

⁷Greet Andronicus and Junias, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, and who were in Christ before me.

⁸Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.

⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.

¹⁰Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.

¹¹Greet Herodian, my countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.

¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, also his mother, and mine.

¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them.

¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, also Olympus and all the saints who are with them.

¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss. The congregations of Christ greet you.

¹⁷Now I exhort you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine you have learned, and avoid them.

¹⁸Because such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

¹⁹I rejoice over you because your obedience has become known to all, but I want you to be wise as to what is good, yet innocent as to what is evil.

²⁰The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²¹Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my countrymen.

²²I, Tertius, who penned this letter in the Lord, greet you.

²³Gaius, host to me and the whole congregation, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, as does brother Quartus.

²⁴The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us all! Amen.