# Romans 1.10
**Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9. For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
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> **10. making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.**
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> 11. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12. that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine. (Romans 1:8-12, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9. For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Good News of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,
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> **10. requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.**
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> 11. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; 12. that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. (Romans 1:8-12, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; with: or, in
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> **10. Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.**
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> 11. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12. That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. with: or, in (Romans 1:8-12, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 8. first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world; 9. for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,
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> **10. always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,**
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> 11. for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established; 12. and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine. (Romans 1:8-12, YLT)
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.