Rom 16

ROM 16

Sister Phoebe commended 

1 Moreover, I introduce/recommend our sister, Phoebe (Bright), to you, who is a deaconess/minister to the Church in Cenchrea (a port of Corinth),

2 at least, to accept her worthily as a holy-saint in the Lord, and assist her in possibly whichever matter, she will have need of you. For, she had become a patroness/herself happens to be a patroness (assistant/helper) to many, and to me myself.

Unparalleled touching gratefulness and Greetings to true friends in the ministry with Paul 

3 Greet (sister) Prisca/Priscilla (ancient) and Aquila (eagle), my fellow workers in Christ Jesus - - (Act 18)

4 - - who for the sake of my soul, lay down /hazard their own throat, to whom, not only me is expressing gratitude, but even all the churches of Heathen-race.-

5 - - and the church in their house. Greet Epaenetus (praised), my beloved, who is of the first fruits of Asia unto Christ. (confer: 1Cor 16:15)

6 Greet (all) MoriahS maria, some of who work hard very much unto you.

7 Greet Andronicus (man of victory) and Junias, my relatives and my co-prisoners, some of who are eminent among those, who have become Apostles before me in Christ.

8 Greet Amplia(tus) [Enlarged], my beloved in the Lord.

9 Greet Urbanus (of the city), my fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

10 Greet Apelles. Greet those APPROVED in Christ out of Aristobulus (best advisors). (cf: Hasmonean king in 104BC- first king to claim priesthood)).

11 Greet Herodion, my relative/kinsmen. Greet those from Narcissus (self love) house, who are in the Lord.

12 Greek (sister) Tryphaena (luxurious) and Tryphosa (luxuriating), who are working hard in the Lord. Greet Persis (Persians women), the Beloved, many of who work hard in the Lord.

13 Greet Rufus (red), the chosen in the Lord, even of the same mother to me.

14 Greet Asyncritus (incomparable), Phlegon (blazing), Hermes (mercury), Patrobas (father's life), Hermas, and those brethren together with them,

15 Greet Philoligus (fond of words), and (sister) Julia, Nereus (wet) and his sisters, Olympas (bestowed), and all holy saints together with them.

16 Greet/embrace one another (as) in a kiss of holy things (mezuza), all the churches of Christ greet you.

Avoid spies

17 I exhort you, Brethren, to scope (spy) those who make double-standings/disunion and snares (scandals) besides the teachings which you have learnt; so, shun/turn away from them.

18 because such ones are not serving our Lord Christ, but through fair-speech and the largess for their belly, they wholly-seduce the hearts of the harmless/simple (naive).

19 for, your obedience to all things has spread forth unto all. Therefore, I rejoice upon you. Also I want you to be wise (indeed), unto good things, and unalloyed (simple/unmixed) unto worthless things.

20 Moreover, satan will be crushed under your feet in haste/shortly. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and Peace with God be with you.

Greetings from brothers 

21 My fellow-workers greet you, Timothy and Luscious (illuminative), and Jason (about to cure), and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

22 I greet you in the Lord, Tertius (third), the one who writes this letter.

23 Gaius greet you, my host, and the whole church. Erastus (beloved) the city-manager and brother Quartus (fourth).

24 the Grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you all. Amen.

Paul attest to the book of Revelation by John and give a Benediction/Berakah

25 Moreover, you can be strengthened/set resolutely fast in one direction, according to our gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the REVELATIONS of the MYSTERY of a space of time, kept muted/secret for ages, 

26 ...and has been made manifest now, and even through prophetic holy scripture, unto the obedience to all things of Faith, which should be made known to Nations, according to the injunction of Eternal God..

27... and the only wise God, through Jesus Christ; to WHOM be the glory from ages unto ages. Amen.

(sent toward Roman from Corinth (in Greece) through deaconess Phoebe of the church in Cenchrea).