Modern Literal Version

[Romans 16]

     16:1 I commend to you* Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of my needs from the congregation in Cenchreae: 16:2 that* you* may receive her in the Lord, worthy of the holy-ones and that* you* may stand by her in whatever she has need from you*. For* she herself has also become an assistant of many and of me myself.


     16:3 Greet Prisca and Aquila my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 16:4 who have risked their own necks on behalf of my life; whom I not only give-thanks, but also all the congregations of the Gentiles; 16:5 and greet the congregation that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Christ. 16:6 Greet Mary, who labored much *for us. 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow captives, who are notable even among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me. 16:8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 16:9Greet Urbanus our fellow worker in Christ and Stachys my beloved. 16:10 Greet Apelles, the proven, in Christ. Greet those who are from the household of Aristobulus. 16:11 Greet Herodion my relative. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord. 16:12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who are laboring in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.16:13 Greet Rufus the chosen in the Lord and his mother and mine. 16:14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Hermas, Patrobas and the brethren who are with them. 16:15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister and Olympas and all the holy-ones who are with them. 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The congregations of Christ greet you*.


     16:17 Now brethren, I am encouraging you*, note and shun away from them those who are thecause of dissensions and offenses contrary to the teaching which you* learned and are practicing.16:18 For* such are not serving* our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and they deceive the hearts of the guiltless through their smooth-talk and blessings.

     16:19 For* your* obedience has reached out to all men. Therefore I rejoice over you*; but I wish for you* to be wise as to what is good and harmless to what is evil. 16:20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your* feet shortly.


     The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you*.


     16:21 Timothy my fellow worker greets you*, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.16:22 I Tertius, who writes this letter, greet you* in the Lord. 16:23 Gaius greets you*, my host and of the whole congregation. Erastus the steward of the city greets you* and Quartus the brother. 16:24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with all of you*. Amen.


    {This section in the Majority Text is located as Romans 14:24 - 14:26.}

     16:25 (14:24) Now to him who is able to establish you* according to my good-news and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept-silent in times eternal, 16:26 (14:25) but now is manifested and by the prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known to all the nations to obedience of faith; 16:27 (14:26 ) to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ: to whom is the glory forever. Amen.





Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1999, 2014 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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