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Personal Greetings and Love

Romans 16:1

In 9 translations

BSB
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.Or deaconess
KJV
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
WEB
I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,or, deacon
ASV
I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:
LSV
And I commend you to Phoebe our sister—being a servant of the assembly that [is] in Cenchrea—
YLT
And I commend you to Phebe our sister — being a ministrant of the assembly that [is] in Cenchrea —
DBY
But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;
DRC
And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the church, that is in Cenchrae:
GNV
I Commende vnto you Phebe our sister, which is a seruaunt of the Church of Cenchrea:

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include καὶ (“also”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Κεγχρεαῖς: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Κενχρεαῖς.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Συνίστημι δὲ ὑμῖν Φοίβην τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶν, οὖσαν καὶ διάκονον τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς,
RP2018
Συνίστημι δὲ ὑμῖν Φοίβην τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶν, οὖσαν διάκονον τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς·
TR-Boyd
Συνίστημι δὲ ὑμῖν Φοίβην τὴν ἀδελφὴν ἡμῶν, οὖσαν διάκονον τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς·
SCR1894
συνιστημι δε υμιν φοιβην την αδελφην ημων ουσαν διακονον της εκκλησιας της εν κεγχρεαις

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 18:18Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
  • 1 Peter 1:22–23Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of…
  • 1 Timothy 5:9–10A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man, and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief…
  • James 2:15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
  • Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  • 1 Timothy 5:2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
  • Luke 8:3Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  • Mark 10:30will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

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