Personal Greetings and Love

Paul commends Phoebe, a servant of the Cenchrea church, and asks the Romans to welcome her in a manner worthy of the saints and to assist her with whatever she needs.

I¹ commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. ²Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.

Paul greets Prisca and Aquila, fellow workers who risked their lives for him, and sends his greetings to the church that meets at their house.

³Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. ⁵Greet also the church that meets at their house.

Paul runs through a long list of named believers — hard workers, countrymen, beloved friends, women and men, prisoners and householders — and closes the section by telling the church to greet one another with a holy kiss.

⁶Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was. ⁸Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. ¹¹Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. ¹²Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them. ¹⁶Greet one another with a holy kiss.