Romans 16:11 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 16:11

Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

BSB

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ASV

Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute them of the household of Narcissus, that are in the Lord.

KJV

Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.

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Commentary

5 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS (253)

Greet Herodion my kinsman. This man too, similarly to Andronicus and Junias, is called a kinsman of Paul; but he is named neither a fellow-captive as they were, nor noble among the apostles, among those who were in Christ before Paul. From which it must be understood that even among these whom Paul calls his kinsmen there is much difference, according to that reasoning, as I judge, which we attempted to open up above.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Salute Herodion my kinsman,.... According to the flesh, being of the same nation, a Jew; or of the same tribe, the tribe of Benjamin; or of the same family, and nearly allied in blood to him: though the name is of Attic, or Parthic original, and seems to be a derivative of Herod; this man is reckoned among the seventy disciples, and said to be bishop of Tarsus: See Gill on Luk 10:

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Those of the family of Aristobulus and Narcissus, who are in the Lord - It seems only part of their families were converted. Probably, some of them were not known to St. Paul by face, but only by character. Faith does not create moroseness, but courtesy, which even the gravity of an apostle did not hinder.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Aristobulus and Narcissus themselves, some think, were absent, or lately dead; others think they were unbelievers, and such as did not themselves embrace Christianity; so Pareus: and some think this Narcissus was the same with one of that name who is frequently mentioned in the life of Claudius, as a very rich man that had a great family, but was very wicked and mischievous.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Herodion, my kinsman - Probably another converted Jew. See on Rom 16:7 (note). Of the household of Narcissus - Probably dead also, as we have supposed Aristobulus to have been at this time. Which are in the Lord - This might intimate that some of this family were not Christians; those only of that family that were converted to the Lord being saluted.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀσπάσασθε	aspasasthe	do greet	G782 →
Ἡρῳδίωνα	Hērōdiōna	Herodion	G2267 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
συγγενῆν	sungenēn	kinsman	G4773 →
μου.¶	mou	of mine.	G3165 →
ἀσπάσασθε	aspasasthe	do greet	G782 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the [household]	G3588 →
Ναρκίσσου	Narkissou	of Narcissus	G3488 →
τοὺς	tous	who	G3588 →
ὄντας	ontas	are being	G1510 →
ἐν	en	in [the]	G1722 →
κυρίῳ.¶	kuriō	Lord.	G2962 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.
leads to
- Romans 16:21
  Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
- Colossians 4:10
  My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
- Philemon 1:23
  Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
  Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Ephesians 2:10
  For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Through
Romans 16:21
Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
leads to
- Acts 20:4
  Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- Acts 13:1
  Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- Acts 17:5
  The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas,…

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans