Romans 16:17-27

New King James Version

Avoid Divisive Persons

¹⁷Now I urge you, brethren, note those ^(A)who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and ^(B)avoid them. ¹⁸For those who are such do not serve our Lord ^[a]Jesus Christ, but ^(C)their own belly, and ^(D)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. ¹⁹For ^(E)your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be ^(F)wise in what is good, and ^[b]simple concerning evil. ²⁰And ^(G)the God of peace ^(H)will crush Satan under your feet shortly.

^(I)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Greetings from Paul’s Friends

²¹^(J)Timothy, my fellow worker, and ^(K)Lucius, ^(L)Jason, and ^(M)Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you.

²²I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.

²³^(N)Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. ^(O)Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. ²⁴^(P)The^[c] grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Benediction

²⁵^[d]Now ^(Q)to Him who is able to establish you ^(R)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(S)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(T)kept secret since the world began ²⁶but ^(U)now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for ^(V)obedience to the faith— ²⁷to ^(W)God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.