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Paul has one last warning for the community: to watch out for those whose “fair and attering speech” leads to factions, which divide the community and lead the innocent astray. Again and again, Paul emphasizes the importance of staying together in the Christian community. Community does not just happen. It must be worked on, built up.
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“Tertius, the writer of this letter,” was a secretary who wrote to Paul’s dictation.
The Woman and the Dragon from evelation, by Albrecht D rer (1 71-152 ). “The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet.” (16:20)
* [16:20] This verse contains the only mention of Satan in Romans.
* [16:23] This Erastus is not necessarily to be identi ed with the
Erastus of Acts 19:22 or of 2 Tm 4:20.
* [16:24] Some manuscripts add, similarly to Rom 16:20, “The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
* [16:25–27] This doxology is assigned variously to the end of Rom
14; 15; 16 in the manuscript tradition. Some manuscripts omit it entirely. Whether written by Paul or not, it forms an admirable conclusion to the letter at this point.
* [16:25] Paul’s gospel reveals the mystery kept secret for long ages: justi cation and salvation through faith, with all the implications for Jews and Gentiles that Paul has developed in the letter.
g. [16:18] Phil 3:18–19; Col 2:4; 2 Pt 2:3.
h. [16:19] 1:8; Mt 10:16; 1 Cor 14:20.
i. [16:20] 15:33; Gn 3:15;
Lk 10:19 / 1 Cor 16:23; 1 Thes 5:28; 2 Thes 3:18.
j. [16:21] Acts 16:1–2; 19:22; 20:4; 1 Cor 4:17; 16:10; Phil 2:19–22; Heb 13:23.
k. [16:23] Acts 19:29; 1 Cor 1:14 / 2 Tm 4:20. l. [16:25] 1 Cor 2:7; Eph 1:9; 3:3–9; Col 1:26.
m. [16:26] 2 Tm 1:10 / Rom 1:5; Eph 3:4–5, 9; 1 Pt 1:20.
n. [16:27] 11:36; Gal 1:5; Eph 3:20–21;
Phil 4:20; 1 Tm 1:17; 2 Tm 4:18; Heb 13:21; 1 Pt 4:11; 2 Pt 3:18; Jude 25; Rev 1:6.
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Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and attering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.g 19For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil;h 20then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan* under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.i
Greetings from Corinth. 21Timothy, my co-worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.j 22I, Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23k Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus,* the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. [24]*
Doxology.* [25Now to him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ,l according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages* 26but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith,m 27to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ be glory forever and ever. Amen.]n