27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia,(A) the brothers and sisters(B) encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

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27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

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Personal Greetings

16 I commend(A) to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon[a][b] of the church in Cenchreae.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 16:1 Or servant
  2. Romans 16:1 The word deacon refers here to a Christian designated to serve with the overseers/elders of the church in a variety of ways; similarly in Phil. 1:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8,12.

16 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

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Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve(A) and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.

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And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

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