ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Romans 12.13

Book: Romans · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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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.

  1. 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

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.

  1. 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

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.

  1. 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

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.

  1. 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)

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • 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.

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