Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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Personal Greetings
1 I recommend to you our sister
Phoebe, who serves the
church at Cenchreae.
2 Receive her
in the Lord's name, as God's people
should, and give her any help she
may need from you; for she herself
has been a good friend to many people
and also to me.
3 I send greetings to Priscilla and
Aquila, my fellow workers in the
service of Christ Jesus; note
4 they risked
their lives for me. I am grateful to
them—not only I, but all the Gentile
churches as well.
5 Greetings also to
the church that meets in their house.
5 Greetings to my dear friend Epaenetus,
who was the first man in the
province of Asia to believe in Christ.
6 Greetings to Mary, who has
worked so hard for you.
7 Greetings
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also to Andronicus and Junias, note fellow
Jews who were in prison with
me; they are well known among the
apostles, and they became Christians
before I did.
8 My greetings to Ampliatus, my
dear friend in the fellowship of the
Lord.
9 Greetings also to Urbanus,
our fellow worker in Christ's service,
and to Stachys, my dear friend.
10 Greetings to Apelles, whose loyalty
to Christ has been proved.
Greetings to those who belong to the
family of Aristobulus.
11 Greetings to
Herodion, a fellow Jew, and to the
Christian brothers in the family of
Narcissus.
12 My greetings to Tryphaena and
Tryphosa, who work in the Lord's
service, and to my dear friend Persis,
who has done so much work for
the Lord.
13 I send greetings to Rufus,
that outstanding worker in the
Lord's service, and to his mother,
who has always treated me like a
son. note
14 My greetings to Asyncritus,
Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas,
and all the other Christian brothers
with them.
15 Greetings to Philologus
and Julia, to Nereus and his sister, to
Olympas and to all of God's people
who are with them.
16 Greet one another with a brotherly
kiss. All the churches of Christ
send you their greetings.
Final Instructions
17 I urge you, my brothers: watch
out for those who cause divisions
and upset people's faith and go
against the teaching which you have
received. Keep away from them!
18 For those who do such things are
not serving Christ our Lord, but
their own appetites. By their fine
words and flattering speech they deceive
innocent people.
19 Everyone
has heard of your loyalty to the gospel,
and for this reason I am happy
about you. I want you to be wise
about what is good, but innocent in
what is evil.
20 And God, our source
of peace, will soon crush Satan under
your feet.
20 The grace of our Lord Jesus be
with you. note
21 Timothy, my fellow worker,
sends you his greetings; and so do
Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, fellow
Jews. note
22 I, Tertius, the writer of this letter,
send you Christian greetings.
23 My host Gaius, in whose house
the church meets, sends you his
greetings; Erastus, the city treasurer,
and our brother Quartus send
you their greetings. note note
Concluding Prayer of Praise
25 Let us give glory to God! He is
able to make you stand firm in your
faith, according to the Good News I
preach about Jesus Christ and according
to the revelation of the secret
truth which was hidden for long
ages in the past.
26 Now, however,
that truth has been brought out into
the open through the writings of the
prophets; and by the command of
the eternal God it is made known to
all nations, so that all may believe
and obey.
27 To the only God, who alone is
all-wise, be glory through Jesus
Christ forever! Amen. note
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Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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