When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
Parallel translations
- WEB When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
- BSB So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.
- NKJV Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain.
- NASB Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
- NLT As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain.
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Quick answer
After delivering this gift safely, Paul intends to set out for Spain by way of Rome. The collection is the last task before his westward journey.
Overview
Paul reaffirms his plan: once he has 'sealed' (faithfully delivered) the collection to Jerusalem, he will travel to Spain, passing through Rome on the way. The careful language of completing and securing the gift shows how seriously he took this trust. His itinerary reveals a heart set on both caring for present believers and reaching new regions with the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Phil 4:17Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
- Rom 15:24Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
- Col 1:6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
- Prov 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
- Lam 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- Jas 4:13–15Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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