Romans 1:13
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.
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
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.
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- BSB
- I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
- KJV
- Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
- WEB
- Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (and was hindered so far), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.
- ASV
- And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.
- DARBY
- But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until the present time,) that I might have some fruit among you too, even as among the other nations also.
- BLB
- Now I do not want you⁺ to be ignorant, brothers, that many times I purposed to come to you⁺, and was prevented until the present, so that I might have some fruit among you⁺ also, even as among the other Gentiles.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil ikke, brødre, at dere skal være uvitende om at jeg ofte har satt meg fore å komme til dere (men jeg har blitt hindret til nå), for at jeg kunne ha frukt blant dere også, slik som blant de andre hedningefolkene.
- OTB
- Jeg vil ikke at dere skal være uvitende, brødre og søstre, om at jeg ofte har planlagt å komme til dere (men har blitt forhindret inntil nå) for at jeg kan ha en høst blant dere, slik jeg har hatt blant de andre hedningene.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil ikke, brødre, at I skal være uvitende om at jeg ofte har satt mig fore å komme til eder - men jeg er blitt hindret inntil nu - forat jeg kunde ha nogen frukt også blandt eder likesom blandt de andre hedningefolk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 19:21
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Read in contextPhilippians 4:17
Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
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 context1 Thessalonians 4:13
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:8
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:1
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
Read in contextRomans 15:22–28
That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
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