# Romans 16.7 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 5. and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruits of Asia unto Christ. 6. Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you. > > **7. Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.** > > 8. Salute Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord. 9. Salute Urbanus our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. (Romans 16:5-9, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 5. Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ. 6. Greet Mary, who labored much for us. > > **7. Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who were also in Christ before me.** > > 8. Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. 9. Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved. (Romans 16:5-9, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 5. Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. 6. Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. > > **7. Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.** > > 8. Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9. Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. (Romans 16:5-9, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 5. and the assembly at their house; salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is first-fruit of Achaia to Christ. 6. Salute Mary, who did labour much for us; > > **7. salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.** > > 8. Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord; 9. salute Arbanus, our fellow-workman in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved; (Romans 16:5-9, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle - **Audience:** Christian believers in Rome (Jew + Gentile) - **Location:** composed in Corinth; addressed to Rome - **Time period:** composed c. AD 57 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai* (Strong's G1096). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 5.17-18](/codex/matthew-5-17-18/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/). - [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos* (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/). ## 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. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Misogyny in the Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/misogyny-in-the-bible-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Apostle](/codex/apostle/) **Translations:** - [NASB95](/codex/nasb95/)