Romans 16:17-25

¹⁷Now I'm pleading with you my fellow-believers: watch out for those who cause arguments and confuse people about the teachings you learned. Stay away from them!

¹⁸These people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own appetites, and by their smooth-talking and pleasant words they deceive the minds of unsuspecting people.

¹⁹Everyone knows how faithful you are. This makes me really happy. However, I want you to be wise about what's good, and innocent of anything bad.

²⁰The God of peace will soon break the power of Satan and make him subject to you. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²¹Timothy my co-worker sends his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow-countrymen.

²²Tertius—who wrote down this letter—also sends you greetings in the Lord.

²³My host Gaius, and the whole church here, send you greetings. Erastus the city treasurer, sends his best wishes, as does our fellow-believer Quartus.

²⁵Now to him who can make you strong Through the good news I share and the message of Jesus Christ, According to the mystery of truth that has been revealed, The mystery of truth, hidden for eternity,