# Romans 16.13

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**Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord. 12. Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
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> **13. Salute Rufus the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.**
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> 14. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren that are with them. 15. Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints that are with them. (Romans 16:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet them of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12. Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
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> **13. Greet Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.**
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> 14. Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. 15. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. (Romans 16:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. <sup>household: or, friends</sup> 12. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
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> **13. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.**
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> 14. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. 15. Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. (Romans 16:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. salute Herodion, my kinsman; salute those of the [household] of Narcissus, who are in the Lord; 12. salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord.
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> **13. Salute Rufus, the choice one in the Lord, and his mother and mine,**
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> 14. salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them; 15. salute Philologus, and Julias, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them; (Romans 16:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

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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._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [The Passion of Christ](/codex/the-passion-of-christ/)

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## Notes

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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.