Romans 1:10
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
11 For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
- KJV
- Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- WEB
- requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- ASV
- making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.
- DARBY
- always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- BLB
- always upon my prayers, imploring if somehow now at last by the will of God I will make a prosperous journey to come to you⁺.
- ÅB
- og alltid ber i bønnene mine om at det endelig, ved Guds vilje, skal lykkes meg en gang å komme til dere.
- OTB
- alltid i mine bønner, og ber om at jeg nå endelig ved Guds vilje kan lykkes i å komme til dere.
- B1930
- idet jeg alltid i mine bønner beder om at jeg dog endelig engang ved Guds vilje må få lykke til å komme til eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 15:30–32
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
Read in contextActs 18:21
But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Read in contextJames 4:15
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
Read in contextPhilemon 1:22
In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:10–11
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:18
For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Read in contextRomans 15:22–24
That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
Read in context