4. who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I give them thanks, but also all of Messiah’s communities among the Gentiles.
5. Greet also the community that meets in their house. Greet Epaenetus whom I dearly love, who is the first fruit in Asia for Messiah.
6. Greet Miriam, who has worked hard for you.
7. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kin and fellow prisoners who are well known among the emissaries. They were in Messiah before me.
8. Greet Ampliatus, whom I dearly love in the Lord.
9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Messiah, and Stachys whom I dearly love.
10. Greet Apelles, who is approved in Messiah. Greet those from the household of Aristobulus.
11. Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
12. Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis whom I dearly love, who has worked hard in the Lord.
13. Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother—who was also a mother to me.
14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them.
15. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, also Olympas and all the kedoshim with them.
16. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All of Messiah’s communities greet you.
17. Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eye on those who are causing divisions and stumbling blocks, contrary to the teaching that you learned. Turn away from them.
18. For such people do not serve our Lord the Messiah, but only their own belly. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
19. Your obedience has become known to all, so I rejoice over you—but I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
20. Now the God of shalom will soon crush satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Yeshua be with you.
21. Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kin.
22. I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.