Romans 16:17-20 - Concluding Exhortations

¹⁷ Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them. ¹⁸ Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!

¹⁹ Everyone has heard of your loyalty to the gospel; it makes me rejoice over you. Still, I want you to be experts in good and innocents in evil. ²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

¹³ Watch, stand firm in the faith, play the man, be strong! ¹⁴ Let all you do be done in love.

¹⁵ I ask this favour of you, my brothers. The household of Stephanas, you know, was the first to be reaped in Achaia, and they have laid themselves out to serve the saints. ¹⁶ Well, I want you to put yourselves under people like that, under everyone who sets his hand to the work. ¹⁷ I am glad that Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived, for they have made up for your absence. ¹⁸ They refresh my spirit as they do your own. You should appreciate men like that.