Romans 16:21-24
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. 22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
21 Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. 22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Those with Paul passed on their own greetings by the hand of Paul’s scribe (like a secretary). He mentions them all by name as coworkers, countrymen, and as a church in the entirety. Even the host where they stayed was mentioned by name, as well as the city treasurer and another brother in Christ. It was all by the and for the grace of God in Jesus Christ that made them all important and as one. This again is a sound guideline for us now, a pattern for inclusive fellowship, not cliques or favoritism. Amen.
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