Romans 16:17

¹⁷Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, σκοπεῖν τοὺς τὰς διχοστασίας καὶ τὰ σκάνδαλα παρὰ τὴν διδαχὴν ἣν ὑμεῖς ἐμάθετε ποιοῦντας, καὶ ⸀ἐκκλίνετε ἀπʼ αὐτῶν·a

Romans 16 is often treated as a postscript, but it is a theological capstone. Paul sends greetings to a sprawling network of believers in Rome, naming twenty-six individuals and several house churches. This list is not filler; it is a living map of the gospel's reach across class