Romans 15:32

Joy

³⁰ 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.

³¹ Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,

so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.

³³ The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

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: so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
KJV: That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
WEB: that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
ASV: that I may come unto you in joy through the will of God, and together with you find rest.
DARBY: in order that I may come to you in joy by God's will, and that I may be refreshed with you.
BLB: so that having come to you⁺ in joy, through the will of God I may be refreshed together with you⁺.

ÅB: så jeg med glede, om Gud vil, kan komme til dere og få fornye meg sammen med dere.
OTB: slik at jeg kan komme til dere med glede ved Guds vilje og bli oppfrisket i deres selskap.
B1930: så jeg kan komme til eder med glede, om Gud så vil, og få vederkvege mig sammen med eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 16:18
For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.
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Acts 18:21
But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
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Philemon 1:7
I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
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Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
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2 Corinthians 7:13
On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
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2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
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Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
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Acts 28:15–16
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
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