Romans 16:11

“Salute Herodion my kinsman, etc..] 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 “<421001>Luke 10:1”). Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord; some have thought, that this Narcissus is the same man that Suetonius f282 and other writers speak of f283, who was secretary to Claudius Caesar; a very great favourite of his, who amassed a great deal of wealth under him,…”

“Salute Herodion, my kinsman--(See on Rom 16:7). Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord--which implies that others in his house, including probably himself, were not Christians.”

“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. Romans 16:12”