Letters to the Churches

This, then, having finished, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will return through you, to Spain;

and I have known that coming unto you--in the fulness of the blessing of the good news of Christ I shall come.

And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

that I may be delivered from those not believing in Judea, and that my ministration, that is for Jerusalem, may become acceptable to the saints;

that in joy I may come unto you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

and the God of the peace be with you all. Amen.

And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that is in Cenchrea--

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you--for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

Salute Priscilla and Aquilas, my fellow-workmen in Christ Jesus--

who for my life their own neck did lay down, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations--

and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ.

Salute Mary, who did labour much for us;

salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord;

salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved;

salute Apelles, the approved in Christ; salute those of the household of Aristobulus;

salute Herodion, my kinsman; salute those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord;

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord.

Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine,

salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them;

salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them;

salute one another in a holy kiss; the assemblies of Christ do salute you.

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;