Romans 16

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¹I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: ✦ ²That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. ✦ ³Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: ✦ ⁴Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. ✦ ⁵Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. ✦ ⁶Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. ✦ ⁷Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. ✦ ⁸Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. ✦ ⁹Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. ✦ ¹⁰Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ household. ✦ ¹¹Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. ✦ ¹²Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. ✦ ¹³Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. ✦ ¹⁴Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. ✦ ¹⁵Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. ✦ ¹⁶Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. ✦ ¹⁷Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. ✦ ¹⁸For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. ✦ ¹⁹For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. ✦ ²⁰And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. ✦ ²¹Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. ✦ ²²I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. ✦ ²³Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. ✦ ²⁴The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. ²⁵Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, ✦ ²⁶But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: ✦ ²⁷To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Rom 16 ·22 1 Cor 16 ·10 Eph 1 ·6 1 Pet 1 ·6 Col 1 ·6 Phil 2 ·6 Rev 1 ·6 Acts 18 ·6

Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

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★ Start hereSermonMLJ Trust — Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermonsMartyn Lloyd-Jones · Free · reformed
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SermonGrace to You — John MacArthurJohn MacArthur · Free · reformed
Decades of careful verse-by-verse expository sermons, especially through the New Testament. (MacArthur, d. 2025; archive remains free.)
SermonGospel in Life — Tim KellerTim Keller · Free · reformed
Tim Keller's gospel-centered preaching — sermons stream free (the complete downloadable archive is paid).
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Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.
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VideoBibleProject — Romans videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
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CommentaryEnduring Word — Romans 16David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical
Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on RomansMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
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