Personal Greetings
1I would like you to welcome our sister Phoebe. She is a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2I ask you to receive her as one who belongs to the Lord. Receive her in the way God’s people should. Give her any help she may need from you. She has been a great help to many people, including me.
3Greet Priscilla and Aquila. They work together with me in serving Christ Jesus. 4They have put their lives in danger for me. I am thankful for them. So are all the Gentile churches.
5Greet also the church that meets in the house of Priscilla and Aquila.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person in Asia Minor to become a believer in Christ.
6Greet Mary. She worked very hard for you.
7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews. They have been in prison with me. They are leaders among the apostles. They became believers in Christ before I did.
8Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.
9Greet Urbanus. He works together with me in serving Christ. And greet my dear friend Stachys.
10Greet Apelles. He remained faithful to Christ even when he was tested.
Greet those who live in the house of Aristobulus.
11Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.
Greet the believers who live in the house of Narcissus.
12Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa. Those women work hard for the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis. She is another woman who has worked very hard for the Lord.
13Greet Rufus. He is a chosen believer in the Lord. And greet his mother. She has been like a mother to me too.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes. Greet Patrobas, Hermas and the other brothers and sisters with them.
15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister. Greet Olympas and all of the Lord’s people who are with them.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ send their greetings.
17I am warning you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who try to keep you from staying together. They want to trip you up. They teach you things opposite to what you have learned. Stay away from them. 18People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better. 19Everyone has heard that you obey God. So you have filled me with joy. I want you to be wise about what is good. And I want you to have nothing to do with what is evil.
20The God who gives peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
21Timothy works together with me. He sends his greetings to you. So do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.
22I, Tertius, wrote down this letter. I greet you as a believer in the Lord.
23-24Gaius sends you his greetings. He has welcomed me and the whole church here into his house.
Erastus is the director of public works here in the city. He sends you his greetings. Our brother Quartus also greets you.
25May God receive glory. He is able to strengthen your faith. He does this in keeping with the good news and the message I preach. It is the message about Jesus Christ. This message is in keeping with the mystery hidden for a very long time. 26The mystery has now been made known through the writings of the prophets. The eternal God commanded that it be made known. God wanted all the Gentiles to obey him by trusting in him. 27May the only wise God receive glory forever through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Nkradi
1Mede yɛn nuabea Foibe a ɔsom Kenkrea asafo no hyɛ mo nsa. 2Munnye no wɔ Awurade din mu sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn manfo yɛ, na mmoa biara a ɛho hia no wɔ mo nkyɛn no, momfa mmoa no. Efisɛ waboa nnipa bebree ne me nso.
3Mikyia Priska ne Akwila a wɔyɛ me nuanom adwumayɛfo wɔ Kristo Yesu mu 4a wɔpaa wɔn nkwa akyi maa me no. Meda wɔn ase bebree; ɛnyɛ me nko, na mmom amanamanmufo asafo no nyinaa.
5Asafo a wohyia wɔ wɔn fi no nso mikyia wɔn.
Munkyia mʼadamfo pa Epaineto a ɔno ne onipa a odii kan gyee Kristo dii wɔ Asia mantam mu no mma me.
6Mikyia Maria a ɔyɛɛ adwuma dennen maa me no nso.
7Mikyia Androniko ne Yunia. Mikyia me nuanom Yudafo a me ne wɔn daa afiase a wɔagye din yiye wɔ asomafo no mu, na wodii me kan wɔ Kristo mu no.
8Mikyia mʼAwurade mu dɔfo Amplia.
9Mikyia Ubano a yɛne no somee wɔ Kristo mu. Saa ara nso na mikyia mʼadamfo pa Staki.
10Mikyia Apele a ne Kristosom mu nokware ada adi no.
Mikyia Aristobulo abusuafo nyinaa.
11Mikyia me kuromni Yudani Herodion ne ne nuanom Kristofo a wofi Narkiso fi.
12Mikyia Trifaina ne Trifosa mmea a wɔbɔ Awurade som mu mmɔden no.
Saa ara nso na mikyia mʼadamfo Persi a ɔno nso yɛ ɔbea a wabɔ mmɔden aboa Awurade som no.
13Mikyia Rufo a wadi dwuma kɛse wɔ Awurade som mu no. Mikyia Rufo a ɔfaa me sɛ ne ba no nso.
14Mikyia Asinkrito, Flegon, Herme, Patroba, Herma, ne anuanom Kristofo a wɔka wɔn ho nyinaa.
15Mikyia Filologo ne Yulea, Nereo ne ne nuabea ne Olimpa ne Onyankopɔn manfo a wɔne no wɔ hɔ no nyinaa.
16Momfa mfewano kronkron nkyiakyia mo ho mo ho.
Kristo asafo no nyinaa kyia mo.
17Anuanom, mitu mo fo se monhwɛ wɔn a wɔde mpaapaemu ne wɔn a wɔsɛe afoforo gyidi na wotia nkyerɛkyerɛ a moanya no yiye no; montwe mo ho mfi wɔn ho. 18Efisɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ saa no nsom Kristo, yɛn Awurade no; na mmom wɔsom biribiara a wɔpɛ na eye ma wɔn. Wɔdɛfɛdɛfɛ wɔn a wonnim hwee. 19Obiara ate gyidi a mowɔ wɔ Asɛmpa no mu no. Ɛno nti, ɛma mʼani gye mo ho. Mepɛ sɛ mo ani tew wɔ nneɛma pa ho na mokata mo ani wɔ bɔne ho.
20Na Onyankopɔn a ɔbrɛ yɛn asomdwoe no bɛpɛtɛw Satan wɔ mo anan ase.
Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo dom nka mo.
21Me yɔnko Timoteo se okyia mo. Saa ara nso na Lukio, Yason ne Sosipatro a wɔyɛ me nuanom Yudafo no nso kyia mo.
22Me Tertio, a meyɛ ɔkyerɛwfo ma Paulo yi nso, mede Awurade din kyia mo.
23Gaio a asafo no hyia wɔ ne fi no nso kyia mo.
Erasto a ɔyɛ kurom ha sikakorafo ne yɛn nua Kwarto se wokyia mo. 24Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo adom nka mo nyinaa.
25Momma yenyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ! Ɔno na otumi ma mo gyina pintinn wɔ mo gyidi mu sɛnea mekaa wɔ Asɛmpa a ɛfa Yesu Kristo ho kyerɛɛ mo no. Sɛnea medaa nokware ahintasɛm a efi teteete no adi kyerɛɛ mo no, 26wɔnam adiyifo kyerɛwsɛm a efi Onyankopɔn Teasefo no nkyɛn ada ahintasɛm yi adi ama wɔahu sɛnea aman nyinaa begye adi na wɔayɛ osetie ama no. 27Ɔno, Onyankopɔn nyansafo no na anuonyam nka no wɔ Yesu Kristo mu daa daa! Amen.
