Romans 1:13

I do not wish however that ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, many times, have I purposed to come unto you, but have been hindered, until the present,—in order that, some fruit, I might have among you also, even as among the other nations,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12That is to say—there may be a mutual encouragement among you, each by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

14Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am:

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Cross References

Isaiah 27:6In coming times, shall Jacob strike root, Israel, shall blossom and bud,—Then shall they fill the face of the world with fruit.

John 12:24Verily! Verily, I say unto you: Except, the kernel of wheat, shall fall into the ground, and die, it, alone, abideth; but, if it die, much fruit, it beareth.

Acts 14:27And, when they had arrived and gathered together the assembly, they began recounting how many things God had done with them, and that he had opened, unto the nations, a door of faith.

Acts 16:6And they passed through the Phrygian and Galatian country, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

Acts 21:19And, saluting them, he went on to narrate, one by one, each of the things which God had wrought among the nations through his ministry.

Romans 15:18For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,—by word and deed,

Matthew Henry on Romans 1:9-16

Paul's Love to the Roman Christians. ( a. d. 58.) 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; 10 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… Read the whole commentary →

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