In the conclusion to his letter to the Romans,
• Paul deals with some personal matters (15:14-33), and
• in the epilogue sends greetings (16:14-24) and then
• concludes with a doxology (16:25-27).

• explanation of his boldness (15:14-16),
• review of the past (15:17-22),
• plans for the future (15:23-29),
• request for their prayers (15:30-32),
• benediction (15:33).

14. I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren,
that you yourselves are full of goodness,
filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
15. But on some points I have written to you very boldly
by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God
16. to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles
in the priestly service of the gospel of God,
so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable,
consecrated by the Holy Spirit.

15:14. I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren,
that you yourselves are full of goodness,
filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

15:15. But on some points I have written to you very boldly
by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God

15:16. to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles
in the priestly service of the gospel of God,
so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable,
consecrated by the Holy Spirit.

17. In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God.
18. For I will not venture to speak of anything
except what Christ has wrought through me
to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed,
19. by the power of signs and wonders,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
so that from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum
I have fully preached the gospel of Christ,
20. thus making it my ambition to preach the gospel,
not where Christ had already been named,
lest I build on another man's foundation,
21. but as it is written,
"They shall see who have never been told of him,
and they shall understand who have never heard of him."
22. This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.

15:17. In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God.

15:18. For I will not venture to speak of anything
except what Christ has wrought through me
to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed,

15:19. by the power of signs and wonders,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
so that from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum
I have fully preached the gospel of Christ,

15:20. thus making it my ambition to preach the gospel,
not where Christ had already been named,
lest I build on another man's foundation,

15:21. but as it is written,
"They shall see who have never been told of him,
and they shall understand who have never heard of him."

15:22. This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.

23. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions,
and since I have longed for many years to come to you,
24. I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain,
and to be sped on my journey there by you,
once I have enjoyed your company for a little.
25. At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem with aid for the saints.
26. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased
to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem;
27. they were pleased to do it,
and indeed they are in debt to them,
for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings,
they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
28. When therefore I have completed this,
and have delivered to them what has been raised,
I shall go on by way of you to Spain;
29. and I know that when I come to you
I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

15:23. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions,
and since I have longed for many years to come to you,

15:24. I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain,
and to be sped on my journey there by you,
once I have enjoyed your company for a little.

15:25. At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem with aid for the saints.

15:26. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased
to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem;

15:27. they were pleased to do it,
and indeed they are in debt to them,
for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings,
they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.

15:28. When therefore I have completed this,
and have delivered to them what has been raised,
I shall go on by way of you to Spain;

15:29. and I know that when I come to you
I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

30. I appeal to you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ
and by the love of the Spirit,
to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
31. that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea,
and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
32. so that by God's will I may come to you with joy
and be refreshed in your company.

15:30. I appeal to you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ
and by the love of the Spirit,
to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,

15:31. that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea,
and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

15:32. so that by God's will I may come to you with joy
and be refreshed in your company.

33. The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

• commending Phoebe (16:1-2),
• sending greetings to those at Rome (16:3-16),
• exhorting them (16:17-20),
• sending greetings from his friends (16:21-23), and
• pronouncing final benediction (16:24).

1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe,
a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae,
2. that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints,
and help her in whatever she may require from you,
for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well.

16:1. I commend to you our sister Phoebe,
a deaconess of the church at Cenchreae,

16:2. that you may receive her in the Lord as befits the saints,
and help her in whatever she may require from you,
for she has been a helper of many and of myself as well.

3. Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4. who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I
but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks;
5. greet also the church in their house.
Greet my beloved Epaenetus,
who was the first convert in Asia for Christ.
6. Greet Mary, who has worked hard among you.
7. Greet Andronicus and Junias,
my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners;
they are men of note among the apostles,
and they were in Christ before me.
8. Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ,
and my beloved Stachys.
10. Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
11. Greet my kinsman Herodion.
Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
12. Greet those workers in the Lord,
Tryphaena and Tryphosa.
Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
13. Greet Rufus, eminent in the Lord, also his mother and mine.
14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes,
Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren who are with them.
15. Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister,
and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
16. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ greet you.

16:3. Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

16:4. who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I
but also all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks;

16:5. greet also the church in their house.
Greet my beloved Epaenetus,
who was the first convert in Asia for Christ.

16:6. Greet Mary, who has worked hard among you.

16:7. Greet Andronicus and Junias,
my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners;
they are men of note among the apostles,
and they were in Christ before me.

16:8. Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

16:9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ,
and my beloved Stachys.

16:10. Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.

16:11. Greet my kinsman Herodion.
Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.

16:12. Greet those workers in the Lord,
Tryphaena and Tryphosa.
Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.

16:13. Greet Rufus, eminent in the Lord, also his mother and mine.

16:14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes,
Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren who are with them.

16:15. Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister,
and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

16:16. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ greet you.

17. I appeal to you, brethren,
to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties,
in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught;
avoid them.
18. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ,
but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words
they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.
19. For while your obedience is known to all,
so that I rejoice over you,
I would have you wise as to what is good
and guileless as to what is evil;
20. then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

16:17. I appeal to you, brethren,
to take note of those who create dissensions and difficulties,
in opposition to the doctrine which you have been taught;
avoid them.

16:18. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ,
but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering words
they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.

16:19. For while your obedience is known to all,
so that I rejoice over you,
I would have you wise as to what is good
and guileless as to what is evil;

16:20. then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

21. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you;
so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
22. I, Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you.
Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.

16:21. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you;
so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

16:22. I, Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord.

16:23. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you.
Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.

[24. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]

25. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel
and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the mystery
which was kept secret for long ages
26. but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings
is made known to all nations,
according to the command of the eternal God,
to bring about obedience to the faith --
27. to the only wise God be glory
for evermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

16:25. Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel
and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation of the mystery
which was kept secret for long ages

16:26. but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings
is made known to all nations,
according to the command of the eternal God,
to bring about obedience to the faith --

16:27. to the only wise God be glory
for evermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.