Romans 16:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.”

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BSBPD

“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I commend you to Phebe our sister--being a ministrant of the assembly that <FI>is<Fi> in Cenchrea--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 16:1 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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?
  6. 1 Timothy 5:2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
  7. 1 Timothy 5:9A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
  8. James 2:15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
  9. 1 Peter 1:22Since 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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