# Romans 12.13 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12. rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer; > > **13. communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.** > > 14. Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. 15. Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. (Romans 12:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12. rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer; > > **13. contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.** > > 14. Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse. 15. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; > > **13. Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.** > > 14. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Romans 12:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving; 12. in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; > > **13. to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.** > > 14. Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not; 15. to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping, (Romans 12:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Hospitality-Stranger Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-hospitality-stranger-convergence/) **Lexicon:** - [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/), via [Romans 12.9-21](/codex/romans-12-9-21/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.