That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
Parallel translations
- WEB So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.
- KJV So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
- NKJV So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.
- NASB So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
- NLT So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.
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Quick answer
Because of that obligation, Paul is eager to preach the gospel even in Rome. His readiness shows the gospel is for established believers and unbelievers alike.
Overview
Paul's eagerness to preach 'to you also who are in Rome' shows that the gospel is not only for initial conversion but also for ongoing edification of believers. His zeal flows from the debt of v.14. This eagerness leads naturally into his great statement about the gospel's power in vv.16-17.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Rom 15:20In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
- Isa 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
- 1 Cor 9:17If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
- 2 Cor 10:15–16Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- Matt 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
- 1 Kgs 8:18But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
- Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
- 2 Cor 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- Rom 12:18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
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