Romans 16:21-23·~1 min
Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers
Paul’s companions send greetings — Timothy, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Tertius the scribe, and Gaius who has hosted Paul and the whole church.
T21imothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen. 22I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings.
Section summaryPaul’s traveling companions send their own greetings — Timothy, Lucius, Jason, Sosipater, Tertius who took the letter down, and Gaius the host — extending the relational web of the letter in the other direction.
Role in the chapterThis short section widens the greeting: the letter ends with voices beyond Paul, including the scribe himself.