Romans 16:1-17

[Jim Watt]

"*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE" MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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   * ROMANS 16:1-27 - A REMARKABLE CLOSING - 2008-12-04*


 * G. 16:1-2 A WORD ON PHOEBE FOR HELP*

SuNISt*e*mi de huMIN PHOIb*e*n t*e*n a-delPH*E*N h*e*M*O*N,

*And I commend to you Phoebe our :sister,*

OUsan kai diAko-non [1249] t*e*s ek-kl*e*SIas t*e*s en Ken-chreAIS:

*who is also servant of the church :at Cenchreae:*

HIna prosDEx*e*s-the [4327] auT*E*N en KuRI*o*, aXI*o*s t*o*n haGI*o*n,

*2 that you receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints,*

kai pa-raST*E*te [3936] auT*E* en h*o* an huM*O*N CHR*E*z*e* [5535]PRAGma-ti
[4229]:

*and assist her in whatsoever matter she have need of you:*

kai gar auT*E* proSTAtis [4368] polL*O*N e-geN*E*th*e*, kai eMOU auTOU.

*for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my self.*


 *H. 16:3-16 A HOST OF REMARKABLE GREETINGS ON PAUL'S HEART*

*a. 16:3-5a PRISCA AND AQUILA: CAUSED ALL GENTILE CHURCHES TO GIVE THANKS*

AsPAsas-the [782] PRISkan kai A-KUlan tous su-nerGOUS [4904] mou en ChrisT*O
* 'I*-**e*SOU,

*Salute Prisca and Aquila my :fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,*

HOIti-nes huPER t*e*s psuCH*E*S mou ton he-auT*O*N TRAch*e*-lon [5137]huPEth
*e*-kan [5294]:

*4 who for my :life laid down their own :necks:*

hois ouk eG*O* MOnos eu-cha-risT*O* [2168],

*whom not only I thank,*

alLA kai PAsai hai ek-kl*e*SIai t*o*n ethN*O*N:

*but also all the churches of the nations:*

kai t*e*n kat' OIkon auT*O*N ek-kl*e*SIan.

*5 and salute the church :in their :house.*


 *b. 16:5b EPAENETUS*

asPAsas-the E-PAIne-ton ton a-ga-p*e*TON mou,

*Salute Epaenetus my :beloved,*

hos es-tin a-parCH*E* [536] t*e*s A-SIas eis ChrisTON.

*who is the first fruit of :Asia unto Christ.*


 *c. 16:6 MARY*

as-PAsas-the MaRIan, H*E*tis polLA e-koPIa-sen [2872] eis huMAS.

*Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.*


 *d. 16:7 ANDRONICUS AND JUNIA*

 asPAsas-the AnDROni-kon kai 'IouNIan, tous sug-geNEIS [4773] mou,

*Salute Andronicus and Junia, my :kinsmen,*

kai su-naich-maL*O*tous [4869] mou, HOItiNES ei-sin ePIs*e* moi [1978] en
tois a-poSTOlois [652],

*and my fellow-prisoners, who are noted among the apostles,*

hoi kai pro eMOU GEgo-nan en ChrisT*O*.

*who also have been in Christ before me.*


 *e. 16:8 AMPLIATUS*

asPAsas-the Am-pliAton ton a-ga-p*e*TON mou en KuRI*o*.

*Salute* *Ampliatus my :beloved in **the** Lord.*


 *f. 16:9 URBANUS AND STACHYS*

asPAsas-the Our-baNON ton su-nerGON [4904] *e*M*O*N en ChrisT*O*,

*Salute Urbanus our :fellow-worker in Christ,*

kai STAchun ton a-ga-p*e*TON mou.

*and Stachys my :beloved.*


 *g. 16:10a APELLES*

AsPAsas-the A-pelL*E*N ton DOki-mon [1384] en ChrisT*O*.

*Salute Apelles the approved in Christ.*


 *h. 16:10b ARISTOBULUS*

asPAsas-the tous ek t*o*n A-ris-toBOUlou.

*Salute those of the house of Aristobulus.*


 *i. 16:11a HERODION*

asPAsas-the H*e*-r*o*DI*o*-na ton sug-geN*E* mou.

*Salute Herodion my :kinsman.*


 *j. 16:11b HOUSE OF NARCISSUS*

asPAsas-the tous ek t*o*n NarKISsou, tous ONt*o*s en KuRI*o*.

*Salute them of the house of Narcissus, that are in the Lord.*


 *k. 16:12a TRYPHAENA AND TRYPHOSA*

asPAsas-the TRUphai-nan kai TruPH*O*san, tas ko-pi*O*sas [2872] en KuRI*o*.

*Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord.*


 *16:12b PERSIS*

asPAsas-the PerSIda t*e*n a-ga-p*e*T*E*N, H*E*tis polLA e-koPIa-sen en KuRI*
o*.

*Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.*


 *m. 16:13 RUFUS AND MOTHER*

asPAsas-the 'ROUphon ton e-klekTON [1588] en KuRI*o,*

*Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord,*

kai t*e*n m*e*TEra auTOU kai eMOU.

*and his :mother and mine.*


 *n. 16:14 FIVE MEN*

asPAsas-the A-SUNkri-ton, PHLEgon-ta, HerM*E*N, PaTROban,

*Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, *

HerMAN, kai tous sun auTOIS a-delPHOUS.

*Hermas, and the brethren :with them.*


 *o. 16:15 GROUP GREETING*

asPAsas-the PhiLOlo-gon kai 'IouLIan, N*e*REa kai t*e*n a-del-PH*E*N auTOU,

*Salute Philologus and Julia, N**e**reus and his :sister,*

kai O-lumPAN, kai tous sun auTOIS PANtas haGIous.

*and Olympas, and all the saints :with them. *


 *p. 16:16a THE HOLY KISS*

AsPAsas-the alL*E*lous en phiL*E*ma-ti [5370] haGI*o*.

*Salute one another with a holy kiss.*


 *q. 16:16b SALUTE OF CHURCHES*

AsPAzon-tai huMAS hai ek-kl*e*SIai PAsai tou ChrisTOU.

*All the churches of the Christ salute you.*


 *I. 16:17-20a A WARNING CONCERNING DIVISIONS AND SATAN*

*a. 16:17 MARK AND AVOID DIVISION-MAKERS*

Pa-ra-kaL*O* de huMAS, a-delPHOI,

*Now I beseech you, brethren,*

skoPEIN [4648] tous tas di-chos-taSIas [1370] kai to SKANda-la [4625],

*mark those causing the divisions and the stumblings,*

paRA t*e*n di-daCH*E*N [1322] h*e*n huMEIS eMAthe-te [3129], poiOUNtas:

*contrary to the teaching which you learned:*

kai ekKLIne-te [1578] ap' auT*O*N.

*and turn away from them.*


 *b. 16:18 DESCRIPTION OF SUCH*

hoi gar toiOUtoi t*o* KuRI*o* h*e*M*O*N ChrisT*O* ou douLEUou-sin [1398],

*For the such are not bondmen of our :Lord Christ,*

alLA t*e* he-auT*O*N koiLIa [2836]; kai diA t*e*s chr*e*-sto-loGIas [5542]

*but of their own :belly; and by their smooth*

kai eu-loGIas [2129] e-xa-paT*O*si [1818] tas karDIas t*o*n aKAk*o*n [172].

*and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.*


 *c. 16:19a TESTIMONY OF OBEDIENCE*

h*e* gar huM*O*N hu-pa-ko*E* [5218] eis PANtas aPHIke-to [864].

*For your :obedience is come unto all.*


 *d. 16:19b PAUL'S DESIRE FOR ROMAN BELIEVERS*

eph' huMIN oun CHAIr*o* [5463]: THEl*o* de' huMAS soPHOUS [4680] men

*I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise*

EInai eis to a-gaTHON, a-keRAIous [185] de eis to kaKON.

*unto what is good, and harmless unto what is evil.*


 *e. 16:20a A PROPHECY*

ho de TheOS t*e*s eiR*E*n*e*s sunTRIpsei [4937] to Sa-taNAN

*And the God of :peace shall bruise :Satan*

huPO tous POdas huM*O*N en TAchei.

*under your :feet shortly.*


 *J. 16:20b APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION (PAUL'S SIGNATURE)*

H*e* CHAris tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I-*e*SOU meth' huM*O*N.

*The grace of our :Lord Jesus Christ be with you.*


 *K. 16:21-23 GREETINGS FROM OTHERS TO ROME*

*a. 16:21 GREETINGS FROM FOUR *

AsPAze-tai huMAS TiMOthe-os ho su-nerGOS [4902] mou;

*Timothy my :fellow-worker salutes you;*

kai LOUki-os kai 'IAs*o*n kai S*o*SIpa-tros, hoi sug-geNEIS mou.

*and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my :kinsmen.*


 *b. 16:22 GREETINGS FROM TERTIUS*

asPAzo-mai huMAS, eG*O* TERti-os, ho GRApsas t*e*n e-pi-stoL*E*N [1992], en
KuRI*o*.

*I Tertius, who write the epistle, salute you in the Lord.*


 *c. 16:23a GREETINGS FROM GAIUS AND THE CHURCH*

asPAze-tai huMAS, GAIos ho XEnos mou, kai HOl*e*s t*e*s ek-kl*e*SIas.

*Gaius my :host, and of the whole church, salutes you.*


 *d. 16:23b GREETINGS FROM ERASTUS AND QUARTUS*

asPAze-tai HUmas Eras-tos ho oi-koNOmos [3623] t*e*s POle-*o*s [4172],

*Erastus the treasurer of the city salutes you,*

kai KOUar-tos ho a-delPHOS.

*and Quartus the brother.*


 *V. 16:25-27 A MOST SOLEMN COMMITTAL FOR ESTABLISHMENT*

*a. 16:25-27a. GOD EXALTED*

T*o* de du-naMEn*o* huMAS st*e*RIxai [4741] kaTA to eu-agGEliON [2098] mou

*Now to the one able to establish you according to my :gospel*

kai to K*E*rug-ma [2782] 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU, kaTA a-poKAlu-psin [602]

*and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to revelation*

mus-t*e*RIou [3466] CHROnois [5550] ai-*o*NIois se-si-g*e*MEnou [4601],

*of the mystery kept silent through the times of ages,*

pha-ne-r*o*THENtos [5319] de nun, diA te graPH*O*N pro-ph*e*-tiK*O*N [4397],

*26 but now is manifested, and through the prophetic scriptures,*

kat' e-pi-taG*E*N [2003] tou ai-*o*NIou TheOU,

*according to commandment of the eternal God,*

eis hu-pa-ko*E*N [5218] PISte-*o*s [4102] eis PANta ta ETHn*e* gn*o*
-risTHENtos:

*is made known unto all the nations unto obedience of faith:*

MOn*o* soPH*O* [4680] The*O*, diA 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU,

*27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ,*

h*o* h*e* DOxa [1391] eis tous ai*O*nas.

*to whom the glory unto the ages.*


 *b. 16:27b AMEN - *aM*E*N.



 *NOTE**: *Romans 16:25-27 - *"Now to the one able to establish you
according to my :gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to
revelation of the mystery kept silent through the times of ages, 26 but now
is manifested, and through the prophetic scriptures, according to
commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto
obedience of faith; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom
the glory unto the ages." *The Gospel *establishes* us. Without the Gospel,
no one is truly established. If this is the way God looks at it, it matters
*little* how we consider it - at the Great White Throne Judgment we will
discover how foolish and shortsighted we have been. See "Visions Beyond the
Veil" by H. A. Baker, to see how clearly little Chinese orphans understood
this.


 Understand also the Mystery of the Ages - that Jews and Gentiles through
the Gospel would become One New Man! God chose Paul to unfold this Mystery.
It was difficult for Jewish leaders and Judaizers to understand this. The
Book of Galatians and Romans make this abundantly clear.


 The Mystery had been foretold throughout the 2000 years from Abraham to
Christ. However, not even the prophets who foretold it, actually understood
what they were prophesying. All Old Testament saints had to await the days
of Paul, who made known this Mystery.


 God's will concerning this is that all nations who hear this Gospel message
should *receive* it by exercising the *obedience of faith*. Note that Paul
in Romans 1:5 started out this basic epistle with the challenge of *obedience
of* *faith* among all nations, and here in the last chapter he is
encapsulating this challenge by repeating it in 16:26!


 Make no mistake - the book of Romans, Paul's letter to the heart of the
Roman Empire, is a key that unlocks the heart of God, and His clear thinking
on behalf of both Jew and Gentile. Paul's letter to the Hebrews, his
14thletter, spells this out in an easier manner for Jews to receive.
In a sense,
Romans is God's Gospel to the nations, and Hebrews is His Gospel to the
Jews.


 Let us commit ourselves to be established by the full Gospel of God. - Jim
Watt




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