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Romans 16

Greetings and final warnings

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Rm 16:1Commendō autem vōbīs Phoebēn sorōrem nostram, quae est in ministeriō ecclēsiae, quae est in Cenchrīs: ut eam suscipiātis in Dominō dignē sānctīs: et assistātis eī in quōcumque negōtiō vestrī indiguerit: etenim ipsa quoque astitit multīs, et mihi ipsī.And I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is in the ministry of the church which is at Cenchreae: that you receive her in the Lord worthily of saints: and stand by her in whatever business she may have need of you: for she herself too has stood by many, and by me myself. Rm 16:3Salūtāte Prīscam et Aquilam, adjūtōrēs meōs in Chrīstō Jēsū (quī prō animā meā suās cervīcēs supposuērunt: quibus nōn sōlus ego grātiās agō, sed et cūnctae ecclēsiae gentium), et domesticam ecclēsiam eōrum.Greet Prisca and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus (who for my life laid down their necks: to whom not I alone give thanks, but also all the churches of the nations), and the church in their household. Rm 16:5Salūtāte Epaenetum dīlēctum mihi, quī est prīmitīvus Asiae in Chrīstō.Greet Epaenetus, beloved to me, who is the firstfruit of Asia in Christ. Rm 16:6Salūtāte Marīam, quae multum labōrāvit in vōbīs.Greet Mary, who has laboured much among you.

Rm 16:7Salūtāte Andronīcum et Jūniam, cognātōs, et concaptīvōs meōs: quī sunt nōbilēs in Apostolīs, quī et ante mē fuērunt in Chrīstō.Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and fellow captives: who are notable among the Apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Rm 16:8Salūtāte Ampliātum dīlēctissimum mihi in Dominō.Greet Ampliatus, most beloved to me in the Lord. Rm 16:9Salūtāte Urbānum adjūtōrem nostrum in Chrīstō Jēsū, et Stachyn dīlēctum meum.Greet Urbanus our helper in Christ Jesus, and Stachys my beloved. Rm 16:10Salūtāte Apellēn probum in Chrīstō.Greet Apelles, approved in Christ. Rm 16:11Salūtāte eōs quī sunt ex Aristobolī domō.Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. Rm 16:11Salūtāte Hērōdiōnem cognātum meum.Greet Herodion my kinsman. Rm 16:11Salūtāte eōs quī sunt ex Narcisī domō, quī sunt in Dominō.Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. Rm 16:12Salūtāte Tryphaenam et Tryphōsam, quae labōrant in Dominō.Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Rm 16:12Salūtāte Persidem cārissimam, quae multum labōrāvit in Dominō.Greet Persis the dearest, who has laboured much in the Lord. Rm 16:13Salūtāte Rūfum ēlēctum in Dominō, et mātrem ejus, et meam.Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, and mine. Rm 16:14Salūtāte Asyncritum, Phlegontem, Hermam, Patrobam, Hermēn, et quī cum eīs sunt, frātrēs.Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them.

Rm 16:15Salūtāte Philologum et Jūliam, Nēreum, et sorōrem ejus, et Olympiadem, et omnēs quī cum eīs sunt, sānctōs.Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Rm 16:16Salūtāte invicem in ōsculō sānctō.Greet one another with a holy kiss. Rm 16:16Salūtant vōs omnēs ecclēsiae Chrīstī.All the churches of Christ greet you. Rm 16:17Rogō autem vōs frātrēs, ut observētis eōs quī dissēnsiōnēs et offendicula, praeter doctrīnam, quam vōs didicistis, faciunt, et dēclīnāte ab illīs.And I ask you, brothers, to watch those who cause dissensions and stumbling blocks, contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and turn aside from them. Rm 16:18Hujuscemodī enim Chrīstō Dominō nostrō nōn serviunt, sed suō ventrī: et per dulcēs sermōnēs et benedictiōnēs sēdūcunt corda innocentium.For people of this sort do not serve Christ our Lord, but their own belly: and through sweet speeches and blessings they lead astray the hearts of the innocent. Rm 16:19Vestra enim obēdientia in omnem locum dīvulgāta est.For your obedience has been spread abroad into every place. Rm 16:19Gaudeō igitur in vōbīs.I rejoice therefore in you. Rm 16:19Sed volō vōs sapientēs esse in bonō, et simplicēs in malō.But I want you to be wise in good, and simple in evil.

Rm 16:20Deus autem pācis conterat Satanam sub pedibus vestrīs vēlōciter.And may the God of peace crush Satan under your feet swiftly. Rm 16:20Grātia Dominī nostrī Jēsū Chrīstī vōbīscum.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Rm 16:21Salūtat vōs Timotheus adjūtor meus, et Lūcius, et Jāsōn, et Sōsipater cognātī meī.Timothy my helper greets you, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen. Rm 16:22Salūtō vōs ego Tertius, quī scrīpsī epistolam, in Dominō.I Tertius, who wrote the letter, greet you in the Lord. Rm 16:23Salūtat vōs Cājus hospes meus, et ūniversa ecclēsia.Gaius my host greets you, and the whole church. Rm 16:23Salūtat vōs Erastus arcārius cīvitātis, et Quārtus, frāter.Erastus, treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. Rm 16:24Grātia Dominī nostrī Jēsū Chrīstī cum omnibus vōbīs.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Rm 16:24Āmēn.Amen. Rm 16:25Eī autem, quī potēns est vōs cōnfirmāre jūxtā Evangelium meum, et praedicātiōnem Jēsū Chrīstī, secundum revēlātiōnem mystēriī temporibus aeternīs tacitī (quod nunc patefactum est per Scrīptūrās prophētārum secundum praeceptum aeternī Deī, ad obēdītiōnem fideī), in cūnctīs gentibus cognitī, sōlī sapientī Deō, per Jēsum Chrīstum, cui honor et glōria in saecula saeculōrum.And to him who is able to strengthen you according to my Gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent in eternal times (which has now been laid open through the Scriptures of the prophets according to the command of the eternal God, for the obedience of faith), made known among all the nations, to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ages of ages.

Rm 16:27Āmēn.Amen.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (132 words)
commendō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusentrust, commit; recommend
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
vōsplur. of tū
soror, -ōris, f.sister
noster, -tra, -trumour
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ministerium, -ī n.service, office, duty
ecclēsia, -ae f.assembly, congregation; the Church, a church
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
suscipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptusundertake
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
dignē (adv.)worthily, fittingly
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
adsistō (assistō), -ere, -stitītake one's stand (beside), stand by
quīcumque, quaecumque, quodcumquewhoever, whatever
negōtium, -ī, n.business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty
indigeō, -ēre, -uīneed, be in want of (+ gen. or abl.); nōn indiget nisi ut: needs only to
etenim (conj.)for indeed, and in fact
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
quoque, adv.also
astō, -āre, -stitīstand by, stand near
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
salūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgreet; pay a morning call on
adiūtor, -ōris m.helper, assistant
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
cervīx, -īcis f.neck (often pl.)
suppōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or put under
nōn, adv.not
sōlus, -a, -umalone
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
sed, conj.but
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
domesticus, -a, -umof one's own home, domestic
dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctuslove, value highly
prīmitīvus, -a, -umfirstborn, first-fruits; first
multum, -ī, n.much
labōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslabor, toil
cognātus, -ī m.kinsman, relative
concaptīvus, -ī m.fellow prisoner
nōbilis, -ewell-known, noble
apostolus, -ī m.messenger; an apostle, one of the Twelve sent out by Jesus
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
probus, -a, -umgood, honest, upright; (of a woman) respectable
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
ēlēctus, -a, -umpicked, chosen, select
māter, mātris, f.mother
cum, prep, with abl.with
frāter, frātris, m.brother
omnis, -eall, every
invicem (adv.)in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
ōsculum, -ī n.kiss
rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusask
observō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumwatch; keep, respect
dissēnsiō, -ōnis f.disagreement, quarrel
offendiculum, -ī n.stumbling block, obstacle, hitch
praeter, prep. with acc.before, past, by; besides, except
doctrīna, -ae f.teaching
discō, discere, didicīlearn
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
dēclīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusturn aside, slip away; avoid
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
huiusmodī (indecl.; coded as adv.)of this kind, such
enim, conj.for
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītusbe subject to, serve
venter, ventris, m.belly
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
dulcis, -esweet
sermō, -ōnis, m.conversation, talk, speech
benedictiō, -ōnis f.blessing; fine words, flattery
sēdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductuslead astray, deceive
cor, cordis n.heart
innocēns, -entisharmless; innocent
vester, -tra, -trumyour
oboedientia (obēdientia), -ae f.obedience
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
dīvulgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake public, spread abroad
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
igitur, conj.therefore
volō, velle, voluīwish
sapiēns, -entiswise; as noun, a wise man, a philosopher
bonum, -ī n.a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
simplex, -icissimple, unmixed, pure
malum, -ī, n.evil, mischief
deus, -ī, m.god
pāx, pācis f.peace
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītuscrush, grind, bruise
sub, prep. with acc. and abl.under; sub vesperum, towards evening
pēs, pedis, m.foot
vēlōciter (adv.)swiftly
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptuswrite
epistola, -ae f.letter
hospes, hospitis m.guest; host; guest-friend
ūniversus, -a, -umall together, whole, entire, all
arcārius, -ī m.treasurer, keeper of the treasury
cīvitās, -tātis, f.state
āmēn (indecl.)truly, amen (Hebrew: 'so be it')
potēns, -entispowerful
cōnfirmō, -firmāre, -firmāvī, -firmātusstrengthen, establish; declare, assert
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
evangelium, -ī n.good news, gospel
praedicātiō, -ōnis f.proclamation; praise
secundum (prep. + acc.)after, besides; along
revēlātiō, -ōnis f.uncovering, revelation
mystērium, -ī n.secret, mystery; a hidden truth revealed to some
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
aeternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
tacitus, -a, -umsilent
nunc, adv.now
patefaciō, -facere, -fēcī, -factusthrow, or lay open, open
scrīptūra, -ae f.writing; pl. the Scriptures
prophēta, -ae m.prophet
praeceptum, -ī n.instruction, order
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
oboedītiō (obēdītiō), -ōnis f.obedience
fidēs, -eī f.faith, trust; pledge
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitusfind out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
honor, -ōris, m.honor
glōria, -ae, f.glory
saeculum, -ī n.generation, age; century
Vulgate, Epistula ad Romanos. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.