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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.

Context of Romans 1:13

11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— 12that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. 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. 14I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also 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 11:25Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
• 1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
• Romans 15:23But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you,
• Acts 19:21Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
• 2 Corinthians 1:15Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.
• Romans 15:22This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
• Acts 16:6And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again—but Satan hindered us.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
• Isaiah 27:6In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.
• John 4:36Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
• John 12:24Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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