1 συνιστημι δε υμιν φοιβην την αδελφην ημων, ουσαν διακονον της εκκλησιας της εν κεγχρεαις, 2 ινα αυτην προσδεξησθε εν κυριω αξιως των αγιων και παραστητε αυτη εν ω αν υμων χρηζη πραγματι· και γαρ αυτη προστατις πολλων εγενηθη και αυτου εμου. 3 ασπασασθε πρισκιλλαν και ακυλαν τους συνεργους μου εν χριστω ιησου, 4 οιτινες υπερ της ψυχης μου τον εαυτων τραχηλον υπεθηκαν, οις ουκ εγω μονος ευχαριστω, αλλα και πασαι αι εκκλησιαι των εθνων, 5 και την κατ οικον αυτων εκκλησιαν. ασπασασθε επαινετον τον αγαπητον μου, ος εστιν απαρχη της αχαιας εις χριστον. 6 ασπασασθε μαριαμ, ητις πολλα εκοπιασεν εις ημας. 7 ασπασασθε ανδρονικον και ιουνιαν τους συγγενεις μου και συναιχμαλωτους μου, οιτινες εισιν επισημοι εν τοις αποστολοις, οι και προ εμου γεγονασιν εν χριστω. 8 ασπασασθε αμπλιαν τον αγαπητον μου εν κυριω. 9 ασπασασθε ουρβανον τον συνεργον ημων εν χριστω και σταχυν τον αγαπητον μου. 10 ασπασασθε απελλην τον δοκιμον εν χριστω. ασπασασθε τους εκ των αριστοβουλου. 11 ασπασασθε ηρωδιωνα τον συγγενη μου. ασπασασθε τους εκ των ναρκισσου τους οντας εν κυριω. 12 ασπασασθε τρυφαιναν και τρυφωσαν τας κοπιωσας εν κυριω. ασπασασθε περσιδα την αγαπητην, ητις πολλα εκοπιασεν εν κυριω. 13 ασπασασθε ρουφον τον εκλεκτον εν κυριω και την μητερα αυτου και εμου. 14 ασπασασθε ασυγκριτον, φλεγοντα, ερμαν, πατροβαν, ερμην και τους συν αυτοις αδελφους. 15 ασπασασθε φιλολογον και ιουλιαν, νηρεα και την αδελφην αυτου, και ολυμπαν και τους συν αυτοις παντας αγιους. 16 ασπασασθε αλληλους εν φιληματι αγιω. ασπαζονται υμας αι εκκλησιαι του χριστου. 17 παρακαλω δε υμας, αδελφοι, σκοπειν τους τας διχοστασιας και τα σκανδαλα παρα την διδαχην ην υμεις εμαθετε ποιουντας, και εκκλινατε απ αυτων· 18 οι γαρ τοιουτοι τω κυριω ημων [ιησου] χριστω ου δουλευουσιν, αλλα τη εαυτων κοιλια, και δια της χρηστολογιας και ευλογιας εξαπατωσιν τας καρδιας των ακακων· 19 η γαρ υμων υπακοη εις παντας αφικετο. χαιρω ουν το εφ υμιν· θελω δε υμας σοφους μεν ειναι εις το αγαθον, ακεραιους δε εις το κακον. 20 ο δε θεος της ειρηνης συντριψει τον σαταναν υπο τους ποδας υμων εν ταχει. η χαρις του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μεθ υμων. 21 ασπαζονται υμας τιμοθεος ο συνεργος μου, και λουκιος και ιασων και σωσιπατρος οι συγγενεις μου. 22 ασπαζομαι υμας εγω τερτιος ο γραψας την επιστολην εν κυριω. 23 ασπαζεται υμας γαιος ο ξενος μου και της εκκλησιας ολης. ασπαζεται υμας εραστος ο οικονομος της πολεως και κουαρτος ο αδελφος. 24 η χαρις του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μετα παντων υμων· αμην.
Romans · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Romans 16 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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
Epenetus
Paul's beloved friend, the first convert to Christ in Asia.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:5
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
Tryphena
A woman greeted by Paul as one who works hard in the Lord, mentioned together with Tryphosa.
Cited in the guide: Romans 16:12
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 (23)
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
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What the Fathers said
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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)