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.”

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  • Philippians 4:17

    Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

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  • 2 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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:18

    For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.

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  • 1 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.

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  • 2 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.

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  • 1 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.

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  • Romans 15:22–28

    That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

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