Bible Verses About Rome: Christians in:

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.

Give my greetings to Miryam, who has worked very hard for you.

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 Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers who are with them.

Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all of God’s people who are with them.

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

I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put snares alongside the teaching in which you have been trained — keep away from them.

Now, brothers, I want you to know that what has happened to me has helped in advancing the Good News.

It has become clear to the whole palace and to everyone else that it is because of the Messiah that I am in chains.

Also, my being in prison has given most of the brothers in the Lord confidence, so that they have become much more bold in speaking the word of God fearlessly.

True, some are proclaiming the Messiah out of jealousy and rivalry, but others are doing it in goodwill.

The latter act from love, aware that I am put where I am for defending the Good News;

while the former announce the Messiah out of selfish ambition, with impure motives, supposing they can stir up trouble for me in prison.

But so what? All that matters is that in every way, whether honestly or in pretense, the Messiah is being proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

All God’s people send greetings, but especially those in the Emperor’s household.

Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers.