13. Hello to Rufus—a good choice by the Master!—and his mother. She has also been a dear mother to me.
14. Hello to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and also to all of their families.
15. Hello to Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas—and all the followers of Jesus who live with them.
16. Holy embraces all around! All the churches of Christ send their warmest greetings!
17-18. One final word of counsel, friends. Keep a sharp eye out for those who take bits and pieces of the teaching that you learned and then use them to make trouble. Give these people a wide berth. They have no intention of living for our Master Christ. They’re only in this for what they can get out of it, and aren’t above using pious sweet talk to dupe unsuspecting innocents.