1 Corinthians 16:10-24

New Living Translation

¹⁰When Timothy comes, don’t intimidate him. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am. ¹¹Don’t let anyone treat him with contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I expect him to come with the other believers.^[a]

¹²Now about our brother Apollos—I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity.

¹³Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous.^[b] Be strong. ¹⁴And do everything with love.

¹⁵You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece,^[c] and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,^[d] ¹⁶to submit to them and others like them who serve with such devotion. ¹⁷I am very glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you weren’t here to give me. ¹⁸They have been a wonderful encouragement to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who serve so well.

Paul’s Final Greetings

¹⁹The churches here in the province of Asia^[e] send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla^[f] and all the others who gather in their home for church meetings. ²⁰All the brothers and sisters here send greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss.

²¹HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN HANDWRITING—PAUL.

²²If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!^[g]

²³May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

²⁴My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.^[h]

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Footnotes

16:11 Greek with the brothers; also in 16:12.
16:13 Greek Be men.
16:15a Greek in Achaia, the southern region of the Greek peninsula.
16:15b Greek brothers; also in 16:20.
16:19a Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
16:19b Greek Prisca.
16:22 From Aramaic, Marana tha. Some manuscripts read Maran atha, “Our Lord has come.”
16:24 Some manuscripts add Amen.