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That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
Romans 15:32 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
  • BSB so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
  • NKJV that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.
  • NASB so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and relax in your company.
  • NLT Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.

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Quick answer

Paul prays that, God willing, he may come to them with joy and find refreshment in their company. He looks forward to mutual rest and gladness in fellowship.

Overview

Paul's hope is that, by God's will, his Jerusalem mission will end well and he will reach Rome joyfully, to be refreshed among the believers. The phrase 'through the will of God' shows his submission to divine providence over his plans. The longing for shared rest underscores the warmth of Christian fellowship as a source of mutual encouragement and renewal.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 17

  • 1 Cor 16:18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
  • Phlm 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
  • Phlm 1:7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
  • Acts 18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
  • 2 Cor 7:13Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
  • 2 Tim 1:16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
  • Acts 27:41–43And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
  • 1 Cor 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
  • Rom 15:23–24But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
  • Jas 4:15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
  • Prov 25:13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
  • Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
  • Acts 28:15–16And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
  • Acts 28:30–31And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
  • Phil 1:12–14But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
  • Rom 1:10–13Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
  • 1 Th 3:6–10But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

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Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

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