Romans 1:10
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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 beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Read in contextActs 18:21
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
Read in contextJames 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Read in contextPhilemon 1:22
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:10–11
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:18
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Read in contextRomans 15:22–24
For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
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