but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
Parallel translations
- KJV But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
- BSB But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
- NKJV But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you,
- NASB but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you
- NLT But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Rom 15:32that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
- Rom 1:10–12requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Acts 19:21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
- Rom 15:29I know that, when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.
- 2 Tim 1:4longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
- 1 Th 3:10night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
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