New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 16

Greetings and Love Expressed

1IcommendΣυνίστημιSunistēmiG4921to you our sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79PhoebeΦοίβηνPhoibēnG5402, who is aservantδιάκονονdiakononG1249of the churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577which is atCenchreaΚεγχρεαῖς,KegchreaisG2747;

2that youreceiveπροσδέξησθεprosdexēstheG4327her in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962in a mannerG516worthyG516of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,and that you helpπαραστῆτεparastēteG3936her in whateverᾧ ἂνhō anG3739 G302matterπράγματι·pragmatiG4229she may haveG5535needχρῄζῃchrēzēG5535of you; for she herselfG846has alsoG2532beenἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096a helperπροστάτιςprostatisG4368of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,and of myselfἐμοῦemouG1473as wellG846.

3GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782PriscaΠρίσκανPriskanG4251and AquilaἈκύλανAkulanG207,my fellowσυνεργούςsunergousG4904workersG4904inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

4whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748for my lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590riskedὑπέθηκαν,hupethēkanG5294their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438necksτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137,to whomοἷςhoisG3739not onlyμόνοςmonosG3441do I giveG2168thanksεὐχαριστῶeucharistōG2168,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;

5alsoκαὶkaiG2532greetthe churchἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577that is in their houseοἶκονoikonG3624.GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782EpaenetusἘπαίνετονEpainetonG1866,my belovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27,whoὅςhosG3739is thefirstG536convertG536to ChristΧριστόν.¶ChristonG5547fromAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773.

6GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782MaryΜαρίαν,MarianG3137,whoἥτιςhētisG3748has workedἐκοπίασενekopiasenG2872hardπολλὰpollaG4183for you.

7GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782AndronicusἈνδρόνικονAndronikonG408andJuniasἸουνίανIounianG2458, mykinsmenσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773and myfellowσυναιχμαλώτουςsunaichmalōtousG4869prisonersG4869,whoοἵτινέςoitinesG3748are outstandingἐπίσημοιepisēmoiG1978amongG1722the apostlesἀποστόλοις,apostoloisG652,whoοἳhoiG3739alsoG2532werein ChristΧριστῷ.¶ChristōG5547beforeπρὸproG4253me.

8GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782AmpliatusἈμπλιᾶτονAmpliatonG291,my belovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

9GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782UrbanusΟὐρβανὸνOurbanonG3773,our fellowσυνεργὸνsunergonG4904workerG4904in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,and StachysΣτάχυνStachunG4720my belovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27.

10GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782ApellesἈπελλῆνApellēnG559,the approvedδόκιμονdokimonG1384in ChristΧριστῷ.¶ChristōG5547.GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782thoseG3588whoG3588are of the householdof AristobulusἈριστοβούλου.¶AristoboulouG711.

11GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782HerodionἩρῳδίωναHērōdiōnaG2267, mykinsmanσυγγενῆνsungenēnG4773.GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782thoseG3588of the householdof NarcissusΝαρκίσσουNarkissouG3488,who are in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

12GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782TryphaenaΤρύφαινανTruphainanG5170and TryphosaΤρυφῶσανTruphōsanG5173,workersκοπιώσαςkopiōsasG2872in the Lordκυρίῳ.kuriōG2962.GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782PersisΠερσίδαPersidaG4069the belovedἀγαπητήν,agapētēnG27,whoἥτιςhētisG3748has workedἐκοπίασενekopiasenG2872hardπολλὰpollaG4183in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

13GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782RufusῬοῦφονRhouphonG4504,a choiceG1588manG1588in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,alsoG2532his motherμητέραmēteraG3384and mineG1699.

14GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782AsyncritusἈσύγκριτον,AsugkritonG799,PhlegonΦλέγοντα,PhlegontaG5393,HermesἙρμῆν,HermēnG2060,PatrobasΠατροβᾶν,PatrobanG3969,HermasἙρμᾶνHermanG2057and the brethrenἀδελφούς.¶adelphousG80with them.

15GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782PhilologusΦιλόλογονPhilologonG5378and JuliaἸουλίαν,IoulianG2456,NereusΝηρέαNēreaG3517and his sisterἀδελφὴνadelphēnG79,and OlympasὈλυμπᾶνOlumpanG3652,and allπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίους.¶hagiousG40who are with them.

16GreetἀσπάσασθεaspasastheG782oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240with a holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.AllπᾶσαιpasaiG3956the churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577of ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547greetἀσπάζονταιaspazontaiG782you.

17NowδὲdeG1161I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,keepG4648your eyeG4648on thoseG3588who causeποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160dissensionsδιχοστασίαςdichostasiasG1370andhindrancesσκάνδαλαskandalaG4625contraryπαρὰparaG3844to the teachingδιδαχὴνdidachēnG1322whichἣνhēnG3739you learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129, andturnἐκκλίνετεekklineteG1578awayG1578from them.

18For suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108menG5108areslavesδουλεύουσινdouleuousinG1398,not of our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547but oftheir ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438appetitesκοιλίᾳ,koiliaG2836; and by theirsmoothχρηστολογίαςchrēstologiasG5542and flatteringG2129speechG2129they deceiveἐξαπατῶσινexapatōsinG1818the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of the unsuspectingἀκάκων.akakōnG172.

19For the report of your obedienceὑπακοὴhupakoēG5218has reachedἀφίκετο·aphiketoG864to allπάνταςpantasG3956;thereforeοὖνounG3767I am rejoicingχαίρω.chairōG5463overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you, butI wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680in whatG18is goodG18and innocentἀκεραίουςakeraiousG185in whatG2556is evilG2556.

20The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515will soonτάχει.tacheiG5034crushσυντρίψειsuntripseiG4937SatanσατανᾶνsatananG4567underὑπὸhupoG5259your feetπόδαςpodasG4228.The graceχάριςcharisG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424be with you.

21TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095my fellowσυνεργόςsunergosG4904workerG4904greetsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782you, and so doLuciusΛούκιοςLoukiosG3066andJasonἸάσωνIasōnG2394andSosipaterΣωσίπατροςSōsipatrosG4989, mykinsmenσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773.

22I, TertiusΤέρτιοςTertiosG5060, whowriteγράψαςgrapsasG1125thisG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992,greetἈσπάζομαιAspazomaiG782you in the Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

23GaiusΓάϊοςGaiosG1050,hostξένοςxenosG3581to me and to the wholeὅληςholēsG3650churchἐκκλησίας.¶ekklēsiasG1577,greetsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782you.ErastusἜραστοςErastosG2037,the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172treasurerοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623greetsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782you, and QuartusΚούαρτοςKouartosG2890,the brotherἀδελφός.¶adelphosG80.

24[The graceG5485of our LordG2962JesusG2424ChristG5547be with you allG3956.AmenG281.]

25NowG1161to Him who is ableG1410to establishG4741youaccordingG2596to my gospelG2098and the preachingG2782of JesusG2424ChristG5547,accordingG2596to the revelationG602ofthe mysteryG3466which has been keptG4601secretG4601forlongG5550agesG5550past,

26but nowG3568is manifestedG5319, and bythe ScripturesG1124of the prophetsG4397,accordingG2596to the commandmentG2003of the eternalG166GodG2316,has been madeG1107knownG1107to allG3956the nationsG1484, leading toobedienceG5218of faithG4102;

27to the onlyG3441wiseG4680GodG2316,throughG1223JesusG2424ChristG5547,be the gloryG1391foreverG165.AmenG281.

Greetings and Love Expressed

Commentaries on Romans 16