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And again it says, “Gentiles, rejoice with his people.”

And again, “Praise Adonai, all Gentiles! Let all peoples praise him!”

And again, Yesha‘yahu says, “The root of Yishai will come, he who arises to rule Gentiles; Gentiles will put their hope in him.”

to be a servant of the Messiah Yeshua for the Gentiles, with the priestly duty of presenting the Good News of God, so that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, made holy by the Ruach HaKodesh.

In union with the Messiah Yeshua, then, I have reason to be proud of my service to God;

for I will not dare speak of anything except what the Messiah has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience by my words and deeds,

through the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Yerushalayim all the way to Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the Good News of the Messiah.

I have always made it my ambition to proclaim the Good News where the Messiah was not yet known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation,

but rather, as the Tanakh puts it, “Those who have not been told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

and I know that when I come to you, it will be with the full measure of the Messiah’s blessings.

And now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God on my behalf

so that you may welcome her in the Lord, as God’s people should, and give her whatever assistance she may need from you; for she has been a big help to many people — including myself.

Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers for the Messiah Yeshua.

And give my greetings to the congregation that meets in their house. Give my greetings to my dear friend Epaenetus, who was the first person in the province of Asia to put his trust in the Messiah.

Greetings to Andronicus and Junia, relatives of mine who were in prison with me. They are well known among the emissaries; also they came to trust in the Messiah before I did.

Greetings to Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

Greetings to Urbanus, our fellow worker for the Messiah, and to my dear friend Stachys.

Greetings to Appeles, whose trust in the Messiah has been tested and proved. Greet those in the household of Aristobulus.

Greet my relative, Herodion.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, women who are working hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, another woman who has done a lot of hard work for the Lord.

Greet Rufus, chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me too.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the Messiah’s congregations send their greetings to you.

For men like these are not serving our Lord the Messiah but their own belly; by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the innocent.

And God, the source of shalom, will soon crush the Adversary under your feet. The grace of our Lord Yeshua be with you.

I, Tertius, the one writing down this letter, greet you in the Lord.