30 Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, 31 that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest. 33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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1 I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant† of the assembly that is at Cenchreae, 2 that you receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles. 5 Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ. 6 Greet Mary, who laboured much for us. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable amongst the apostles, who were also in Christ before me. 8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. 10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who laboured much in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers‡ who are with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
17 Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learnt, and turn away from them. 18 For those who are such don’t serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil. 20 And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives. 22 I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother. 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen. 25 §
† 1:1: “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
‡ 1:3: or, seed
- 1:17: Habakkuk 2:4
- 2:6: Psalms 62:12; Proverbs 24:12
- 2:24: Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22
- 3:4: Psalms 51:4
- 3:12: Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20
- 3:13: Psalms 5:9
- 3:13: Psalms 140:3
- 3:14: Psalms 10:7
- 3:17: Isaiah 59:7-8
- 3:18: Psalms 36:1
† 3:25: or, a propitiation
- 4:3: Genesis 15:6
- 4:8: Psalms 32:1-2
- 4:17: Genesis 17:5
- 4:18: Genesis 15:5
- 4:22: Genesis 15:6
† 7:1: The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
- 7:7: Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21
† 8:1: NU omits “who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit”
‡ 8:15: Abba is an Aramaic word for “Father” or “Daddy”, which can be used affectionately and respectfully in prayer to our Father in heaven.
§ 8:29: The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
- 8:36: Psalms 44:22
- 9:7: Genesis 21:12
- 9:9: Genesis 18:10,14
† 9:11: NU puts the phrase “not of works, but of him who calls” at the beginning of verse 12 instead of the end of verse 11.
- 9:12: Genesis 25:23
- 9:13: Malachi 1:2-3
- 9:15: Exodus 33:19
- 9:17: Exodus 9:16
- 9:20: Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
- 9:25: Hosea 2:23
- 9:26: Hosea 1:10
- 9:28: Isaiah 10:22-23
‡ 9:29: Greek: Sabaoth (or Hebrew: Tze’va’ot)
- 9:29: Isaiah 1:9
§ 9:33: “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
- 9:33: Isaiah 8:14; 28:16
† 10:4: or, completion, or end
- 10:5: Leviticus 18:5
- 10:6: Deuteronomy 30:12
- 10:7: Deuteronomy 30:13
- 10:8: Deuteronomy 30:14
- 10:11: Isaiah 28:16
- 10:13: Joel 2:32
- 10:15: Isaiah 52:7
- 10:16: Isaiah 53:1
- 10:18: Psalms 19:4
- 10:19: Deuteronomy 32:21
- 10:20: Isaiah 65:1
- 10:21: Isaiah 65:2
- 11:3: 1 Kings 19:10,14
- 11:4: 1 Kings 19:18
- 11:8: Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10
- 11:10: Psalms 69:22,23
† 11:25: The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
- 11:27: Isaiah 59:20-21; 27:9; Jeremiah 31:33-34
- 11:34: Isaiah 40:13
- 11:35: Job 41:11
- 12:19: Deuteronomy 32:35
- 12:20: Proverbs 25:21-22
† 13:9: TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,”
- 13:9: Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21
- 13:9: Leviticus 19:18
- 14:11: Isaiah 45:23
† 14:26: TR places verses 24-26 after Romans 16:24 as verses 25-27.
- 15:3: Psalms 69:9
† 15:7: TR reads “us” instead of “you”
- 15:9: 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalms 18:49
- 15:10: Deuteronomy 32:43
- 15:11: Psalms 117:1
- 15:12: Isaiah 11:10
‡ 15:14: The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
- 15:21: Isaiah 52:15
† 16:1: or, deacon
‡ 16:14: The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
§ 16:25: TR places Romans 14:24-26 at the end of Romans instead of at the end of chapter 14, and numbers these verses 16:25-27.
1 Corinthians
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
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1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ† through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you— 7 so that you come behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Now I beg you, brothers,‡ through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions amongst you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgement. 11 For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions amongst you. 12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptised into the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptised none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one should say that I had baptised you into my own name. 16 (I also baptised the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptised any other.) 17 For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void. 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise.
I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”*
20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world
