For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,
- BSB That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
- NKJV For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you.
- NASB For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you;
- NLT In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.
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Quick answer
Paul's busy pioneer work is why he has often been prevented from coming to Rome. His delay was not neglect but the press of unfinished mission.
Overview
Paul explains the practical reason he has not yet visited the Romans, though he has long desired to. His commitment to evangelizing unreached regions hindered him repeatedly. This personal note reassures the church of his genuine affection and intent. It also sets up his coming travel plans and the request for their partnership in the verses that follow.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Rom 1:13Now 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.
- 1 Th 2:17–18But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
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