Romans 15:23

Romans 15:23

21 but as it is written:
^a“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”

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22 For this reason ^aI also have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and ^ahaving a great desire these many years to come to you,

24 whenever I journey to Spain,¹ I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, ^aand to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may ^benjoy your company for a while.

25 But now ^aI am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

26 For ^ait pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

27 It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For ^aif the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, ^btheir duty is also to minister to them in material things.

28 Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them ^athis fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain.

29 ^aBut I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing¹ of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and ^athrough the love of the Spirit, ^bthat you strive together with me in prayers to God for me,

31 ^athat I may be delivered from those in Judea who¹ do not believe, and that ^bmy service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Having no more any place in these regions (mhketi topon exwn en toiv klimasin). Surprising frankness that the average preacher would hardly use on such a matter. Paul is now free to come to Rome because there is no demand for him where he is. For klima (from klinw, to incline), slope, then tract of land, region, see already II Corinthians 11:10; Galatians 1:21 (the only N.T. examples).

A longing (epipoqeian). A hapax legomenon, elsewhere epipoqhsiv (II Corinthians 7:7, II Corinthians 7:11), from epipoqew as in Romans 1:11.

These many years (apo ikanwn etwn). "From considerable years." So B C, but Aleph A D have pollwn, "from many years."

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