New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 16:1-23

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.

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