The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Amen” (ἀμήν.) after elect here.
Ἀσπάζεταίaspazetaigreetἀσπάζομαι (aspazomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “greet”, an ongoing or repeated actionG782I greet, salute, pay my respects to, welcome.This verse uses “greet”.greetσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τέκναteknachildτέκνον (teknon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “child”, the subject formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῆςadelphēssisterἀδελφή (adelphē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sister”, the of-formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκλεκτῆςeklektēsselectἐκλεκτός (eklektos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “select”, the of-formG1588chosen out, elect, choice, select, sometimes as subst: of those chosen out by God for the rendering of special service to Him (of the Hebrew race, particular Hebrews, the Messiah, and the Christians).This verse uses “select”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἀμήνamēnAmenἀμήνinterjection — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.
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American Standard Version (1901)
The children of thine elect sister salute thee.
Young’s Literal Translation
salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.
World English Bible
The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.
Darby Translation
The children of thine elect sister greet thee.
Douay-Rheims
The children of thy sister Elect salute thee.
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