1 I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: 2 that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self. 3 Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who for my life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles: 5 and [salute] the church that is in their house. Salute Epænetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ. 6 Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you. 7 Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me. 8 Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. 9 Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Salute Apelles the approved in Christ. Salute them that are of the [household] of Aristobulus. 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the [household] of Narcissus, that are in the Lord. 12 Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord. 13 Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren that are with them. 15 Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them. 16 Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you. 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil. 20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 21 Timothy my fellow-worker saluteth you; and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I Tertius, who write the epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23 Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother. 24 Not in this translation 25 Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal, 26 but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto obedience of faith: 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.
Romans · American Standard Version (1901)
Romans 16 American Standard Version (1901)
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People & places in this chapter
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People
Ampliatus
Paul's beloved friend in the Lord, greeted in Rome.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:8
Andronicus
Paul's kinsman and fellow prisoner, well known among the apostles and in Christ before Paul.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:7
Apelles
Aquila
A Jew from Pontus, a tentmaker expelled from Rome under Claudius, who worked with Paul at Corinth and later taught Apollos with his wife Priscilla.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:2; Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3
Aristobulus
Paul greets those of the household of Aristobulus.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:10
Asyncritus
Erastus
Named as the city treasurer who sends greetings in Romans, as a helper Paul sent into Macedonia with Timothy, and as one who stayed at Corinth; these are probably the same man.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:22; Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20
Gaius
Paul's host at Corinth, whose hospitality extended to the whole church; Paul baptized him.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:23; 1 Corinthians 1:14
Hermas
Hermes
Herodion
Julia
Junia
Paul's kinswoman and fellow prisoner, well known among the apostles; she became a believer before Paul. Some manuscripts and translations read the masculine Junias.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:7
Lucius
One of Paul's kinsmen who sent greetings to Rome from Corinth; he may be the Lucius of Cyrene named at Antioch.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:21
Mary
A woman in Rome whom Paul greets as having worked very hard for the church.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:6
Narcissus
Paul greets those in the Lord from the household of Narcissus.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:11
Nereus
Olympas
Patrobas
Persis
A beloved woman who, Paul says, has worked very hard in the Lord.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:12
Philologus
Greeted by Paul together with Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas, and all the saints with them.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:15
Phlegon
Phoebe
A servant of the church at Cenchreae and patron of many, including Paul, commended by him to the Romans.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:1
Priscilla
Aquila's wife, also called Prisca, who with him hosted a church in her house and risked her neck for Paul's life.
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:2; Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3
Quartus
A brother who sends greetings to Rome in Paul's letter.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:23
Rufus
Greeted by Paul as chosen in the Lord, together with his mother, whom Paul also calls his own.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:13
Sosipater
One of Paul's kinsmen who sent greetings to Rome; he is perhaps the same as Sopater of Berea.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:21
Stachys
Tertius
The man who wrote down Paul's letter to the Romans and added his own greeting in the Lord.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:22
Tryphosa
A woman greeted by Paul as one who works hard in the Lord, mentioned together with Tryphena.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:12
Urbanus
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 18:18; 1 Peter 1:22–23; 1 Timothy 5:9–10; James 2:15; Matthew 12:50
- 2 Philippians 2:29; Philippians 1:27; Matthew 10:40–42; Acts 9:41; Colossians 4:10
- 3 Acts 18:26; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19; Romans 16:9; 1 Corinthians 16:16
- 4 1 John 3:16; Philippians 2:30; Joshua 10:24; 1 Corinthians 7:17; Micah 2:3
- 5 Colossians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Philemon 2; 1 Corinthians 16:15; Matthew 18:20
- 6 Romans 16:12; 1 Timothy 5:10; Matthew 27:55
- 7 Romans 16:21; Romans 16:11; Colossians 4:10; Philemon 23; Galatians 1:22
- 8 1 John 3:14; Philippians 4:1; Romans 16:5
- 9 Romans 16:21; Romans 16:2–3
- 10 Romans 14:18; 1 Peter 1:7; Deuteronomy 8:2; 2 Corinthians 8:22; 1 Timothy 3:10
- 11 Romans 16:21; Romans 16:7
- 12 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:16; Hebrews 6:10–11; 1 Timothy 4:10
- 13 1 Timothy 5:2; 2 John 1; Mark 15:21; John 15:16; Matthew 12:49–50
- 14 1 Peter 1:22–23; Hebrews 3:1; Colossians 1:2; Romans 8:29
- 15 Romans 16:2; Romans 1:7; Isaiah 60:21; Romans 16:14; Ephesians 1:1
- 16 1 Corinthians 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Peter 5:14; Acts 20:37
- 17 Jude 19; 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:3–5; 2 Timothy 3:5; Colossians 2:8
- 18 Colossians 2:4; Matthew 7:15; 1 Timothy 6:5; Micah 3:5; Philippians 3:19
- 19 Matthew 10:16; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Philippians 2:15; James 3:13–18; Romans 1:8
- 20 Luke 10:19; 1 John 3:8; Genesis 3:15; Zechariah 10:5; Malachi 4:3
- 21 Acts 20:4; Acts 13:1; Romans 16:7; Romans 16:11; Acts 17:5
- 22 Galatians 6:11; Romans 16:8; 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 3:17
- 23 Acts 19:22; 1 Corinthians 1:14; 3 John 1–6; 2 Timothy 4:20; Acts 19:29
- 25 1 Corinthians 2:7; Colossians 1:26–27; Romans 2:16; Ephesians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 2:14
- 26 Romans 15:18; Romans 1:5; Galatians 3:8; Isaiah 40:28; 1 Timothy 1:17
- 27 Romans 11:36; 1 Timothy 1:17; Revelation 7:10–12; Revelation 19:1–6; Romans 11:33–34
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I Think that many even of those who have the appearance of being extremely good men, hasten over this part of the Epistle as superfluous, and having no great weight in it. And I think that the same befalls them in regard to the genealogy that is in the Gospel.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… for them?" That we might watch, and be ever prepared for conflict, guarding against our disguised as well as against our open enemies: which kind indeed Paul also was intimating, when he said, that "by their good words they deceive the hearts of the simple." Let us not be troubled therefore, when we see many such even now.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)