in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- KJV Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
- NKJV making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.
- NASB always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by the will of God, I will succeed in coming to you.
- NLT One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.
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Quick answer
Paul prays that God's will might at last open the way for him to visit Rome. He submits his travel plans to God's sovereign will.
Overview
Paul's longing to visit Rome is real, yet he qualifies it with 'by the will of God.' This reflects a posture of submission to God's providence over his plans (compare James 4:15). It also sets up the practical occasion of the letter, written in part because Paul could not yet come in person.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rom 15:30–32Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
- Acts 18:21But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
- Phlm 1:22In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
- Jas 4:15Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
- 1 Th 3:10–11Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
- 1 Th 2:18For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.
- Phil 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Rom 15:22–24That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
- Acts 19:21After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
- Heb 13:19And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
- 1 Cor 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
- Acts 21:14When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
- Acts 27:1–28When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
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