But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
Parallel translations
- WEB but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
- KJV But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto 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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Quick answer
Now that his work in these regions is complete, and having longed for years to visit, Paul is ready to come to Rome. The way is finally open for the long-desired visit.
Overview
Paul reports that he has, in a sense, finished pioneering in the eastern Mediterranean and has no more unevangelized ground there. His long-held yearning to see the Roman believers can now move toward fulfillment. This reflects both his sense of a completed phase of ministry and his warm desire for fellowship with this church he did not found.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Rom 15:32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
- Rom 1:10–12in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in 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.”
- Rom 15:29I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
- 2 Tim 1:4Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
- 1 Th 3:10Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
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