And this will we do, if God permit.
Parallel translations
- WEB This will we do, if God permits.
- BSB And this we will do, if God permits.
- NKJV And this we will do if God permits.
- NASB And this we will do, if God permits.
- NLT And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding.
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Quick answer
The writer commits to leading them onward to maturity, 'if God permits,' acknowledging that all spiritual progress depends on God's enabling.
Overview
This brief statement expresses both resolve and humble dependence. Advancement toward maturity is something the writer intends to pursue with his readers, yet it rests on God's permission and grace. The qualifier reflects the biblical conviction that genuine spiritual growth is God's gift.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Acts 18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
- 1 Cor 16:7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- 1 Cor 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
- Jas 4:15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
- Rom 15:32That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
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