Romans 15:29
27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 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;
31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
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
- I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
- KJV
- And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
- WEB
- I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.
- ASV
- And I know that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.
- DARBY
- But I know that, coming to you, I shall come in [the] fulness of [the] blessing of Christ.
- BLB
- And I know that coming to you⁺ I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
- ÅB
- Jeg vet at når jeg kommer til dere, skal jeg komme med en full velsignelse fra Kristus.
- OTB
- Jeg er trygg på at når jeg kommer til dere, vil jeg ankomme med Kristi fulle velsignelse.
- B1930
- og jeg vet at når jeg kommer til eder, skal jeg komme med en fylde av Kristi velsignelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Read in contextRomans 1:10–12
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Read in contextPsalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Read in contextEphesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Read in contextEphesians 3:19
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Read in contextEzekiel 34:26
And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Read in contextEphesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
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