Romans 1:13

Romans 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.

Context of Romans 1:13

11For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you; 12that is, that we may be mutually encouraged and comforted by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that many times I have planned to come to you, (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some fruit [of my labors] among you, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles. 14I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish. 15So, for my part, I am ready and eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

Romans 1:13 word by word

Οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι πολλάκις προεθέμην ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐκωλύθην ἄχρι τοῦ δεῦρο, ἵνα τινὰ καρπὸν σχῶ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν καθὼς καὶ ἐν τοῖς λοιποῖς ἔθνεσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• I wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• notοὐou · noG3756
• haveἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• oftentimesπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
• I purposedπροτίθημιprotithemai · to plan/presentG4388
• to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• was letκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• hithertoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• ·δεῦροdeuro · comeG1204
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I might haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• otherλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484

Cross-references for Romans 1:13

• Romans 11:25I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;
• 1 Corinthians 10:1For I do not want you to be unaware, believers, that our fathers were all under the cloud [in which God’s presence went before them] and they all passed [miraculously and safely] through the [Red] Sea;
• 1 Corinthians 12:1Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life].
• Romans 15:23But now, with no further place for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you—
• Acts 19:21Now after these events, Paul determined in the Spirit that he would travel through Macedonia and Achaia (most of the Greek mainland), and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome [and preach the good news of salvation].”
• 2 Corinthians 1:15It was with this confidence that I planned at first to visit you, so that you might receive twice a token of grace;
• Romans 15:22This [goal—my commitment to this principle] is the reason why I have often been prevented from coming to you [in Rome].
• Acts 16:6Now they passed through the territory of Phrygia and Galatia, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor];
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8For the word of the Lord has resounded from you and has echoed [like thunder], not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place [the news of] your [great] faith in God has spread, so that we never need to say anything about it.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again [wanted to come], but Satan hindered us.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:7For the mystery of lawlessness [rebellion against divine authority and the coming reign of lawlessness] is already at work; [but it is restrained] only until he who now restrains it is taken out of the way.
• Isaiah 27:6In the generations to come Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and sprout, And they will fill the surface of the world with fruit.
• John 4:36Already the reaper is receiving his wages and he is gathering fruit for eternal life; so that he who plants and he who reaps may rejoice together.
• John 12:24I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone [just one grain, never more]. But if it dies, it produces much grain and yields a harvest.

Commentaries on Romans 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But was let hitherto - The word let, from the Anglo-Saxon to hinder, signifies impediment or hinderance of any kind: but it is likely that the original word, , I was forbidden, refers to a Divine prohibition: - he would have visited them long before, but God did not see right to permit him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13That oftentimes I purposed - See Romans 1:10. How often he had purposed this we have no means of ascertaining. The fact, however, that he had done it, showed his strong desire to see them, and to witness the displays of the grace of God in the capital of the Roman world; compare Romans 15:23-24. One instance of his having purposed to go to Rome is recorded in Acts 19:21, “After these things were ended (namely, at Ephesus), Paul purposed in the spirit…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 We must show love for our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising God for them. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, If the Lord will, Jas 4:15. Our journeys are made prosperous or otherwise, according to the will of God. We should readily impart to others what God has trusted to us, rejoicing to make others joyful, especially taking pleasure in communing with those who believe the same things with us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13brothers: The Greek word adelphoi describes people who are in a family relationship. Paul and other New Testament writers use this word to show that Christians belong to one family because they are united in Christ. The word refers to both male and female Christians. but have been prevented from visiting until now: Paul wrote this letter while in Corinth near the end of his third missionary journey (see Acts 20:2–4; compare Romans 16:21–23). Paul had been…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, but was let--hindered. hitherto--chiefly by his desire to go first to places where Christ was not known (Ro 15:20-24). that I might have some fruit--of my ministry among you also, even as among other Gentiles--The Gentile origin of the Church at Rome is here so explicitly stated, that those who conclude, merely from the Jewish strain of the argument, that they must have been mostly Israelites, decide in…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Romans 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings