Romans 15:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 1:13 : 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.
  • 1 Thess 2:17-18 : 17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person. 18 For we wanted to come to you(I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.

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  • Rom 15:23-25
    3 verses
    85%

    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

    24when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

    25But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

  • Rom 1:10-13
    4 verses
    79%

    10and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

  • 1 Thess 2:17-18
    2 verses
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    17Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

    18For we wanted to come to you(I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.

  • Rom 15:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

    20And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

    21but as it is written:“Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • 2 John 1:12
    71%

    12Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • Rom 15:31-32
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    31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

    32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 1 Cor 16:12
    70%

    12With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was simply not his intention to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.

  • Rom 15:28-29
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    28Therefore after I have completed this and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set out for Spain by way of you,

    29and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s blessing.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

  • 2 Tim 4:9
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    9Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings Make every effort to come to me soon.

  • 1 Tim 3:14
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    14Conduct in God’s Church I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you

  • 1 Cor 16:5-9
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    5Paul’s Plans to Visit But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia– for I will be going through Macedonia–

    6and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

    7For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

    8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

    9because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

  • 1 Cor 4:18
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    18Some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 1 Thess 3:5
    69%

    5So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
    69%

    1So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • 3 John 1:13
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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
    68%

    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

  • Rom 15:15
    68%

    15But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God

  • Phil 1:26
    68%

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

  • Rom 1:15
    68%

    15Thus I am eager also to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome.

  • Heb 13:22
    68%

    22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

  • Phlm 1:15
    68%

    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

  • Acts 28:20
    68%

    20So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.”

  • Acts 20:2
    68%

    2After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 21:22
    68%

    22What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

  • Acts 19:21
    68%

    21A Riot in Ephesus Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

  • Acts 20:16
    68%

    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
    67%

    1So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone.

  • Phil 2:20
    67%

    20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

  • Titus 3:12
    67%

    12Final Instructions and Greeting When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

  • Acts 20:22
    67%

    22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,

  • 2 Cor 11:10
    67%

    10As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.