Romans 16:18-27

English Standard Version

¹⁸For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(A)their own appetites,^[a] and ^(B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. ¹⁹For ^(C)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you ^(D)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. ²⁰^(E)The God of peace ^(F)will soon crush Satan under your feet. ^(G)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²¹^(H)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

²²I Tertius, ^(I)who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²³^(J)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.^[b]

Doxology

²⁵^(K)Now to him who is able to strengthen you ^(L)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(M)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(N)that was kept secret for ^(O)long ages ²⁶but ^(P)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^(Q)to bring about the obedience of faith— ²⁷to ^(R)the only wise God ^(S)be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.