Romans 16:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Greet each other with a holy kiss. All of Christ’s churches send greetings to you.

¹⁷ Brothers and sisters, I ·ask [urge; encourage] you to look out for those who cause ·divisions [dissension] and who ·upset other people’s faith [create obstacles/stumbling blocks]. ·They [or Such things] are against the true teaching you learned, so stay away from them. ¹⁸ Such people are not serving our Lord Christ but are ·only doing what pleases themselves [serving their own appetites/^Lbellies]. They use ·fancy [smooth] talk and ·fine words [flattery] to ·fool [deceive] the ·minds of those who do not know about evil [^Lhearts of the innocent/naive].