Roma 1:13

Filipino Cebuano Bible

13 Mga igsoon, buot ko nga inyong masayran nga sa makadaghan gilaraw ko ang pag-anha diha kaninyo (apan hangtud karon gibabagan ako), aron makaani unta akog bunga diha kaninyo, maingon man diha sa ubang mga Gentil.

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None, Romans 11:25, 1 Corinthians 10:1, 1 Corinthians 12:1, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13

that oftentimes: Romans 15:23-28, Acts 19:21, 2 Corinthians 1:15, 2 Corinthians 1:16

but: Romans 15:22, Acts 16:6, Acts 16:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:7

that I: Isaiah 27:6, John 4:36, John 12:24, John 15:16, Colossians 1:6, Philippians 4:17

among: or, in

even: Romans 15:18-20, Acts 14:27, Acts 15:12, Acts 21:19, 1 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 10:13-16, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 4:17

Reciprocal: Job 17:11 - purposes Acts 9:15 - to bear Galatians 1:16 - that Philippians 1:17 - that 1 Thessalonians 2:17 - endeavoured

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren,.... The apostle calls them brethren, because many of them were Jews, his brethren and kinsmen according to the flesh, and all of them were his brethren in a spiritual relation; and this he does to express his affection to them, and engage their attention and credit to him, and particularly to this matter which he now acquaints them with, being unwilling they should be ignorant of it;

that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you: it was not a sudden start of mind, or a desire that lately arose up in him, but a settled resolution and determination, and which he had often made:

but was let hitherto; either by God, who had work for him to do in other places; or by Satan, who sometimes by divine permission has had such power and influence; see 1 Thessalonians 2:18, or through the urgent necessities of other churches, which required his stay with them longer than he intended: his end in taking up at several times such a resolution of coming to them was, says he,

that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles: by fruit he means, not any reward of his labour, either temporal or eternal; but the conversion of sinners, the edification of saints, and the fruitfulness of believers in grace and works. The apostle seems to allude to the casting of seed into the earth: Christ's ministers' are husbandmen, who sow the seed of the word, which lies some time under the clods; wherefore patience is necessary to wait its springing up, first in the blade, and then in the ear, then in the full corn in the ear, when it brings forth fruit; all which depend on the blessing of God: and when he adds, "as among other Gentiles", his design is not so much to let them know that they were as other Gentiles, upon a level with them, had no pre-eminence as citizens of Rome, over other saints, being all one in Christ Jesus; as to observe to them his success in other places, where he had been preaching the Gospel of the grace of God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That oftentimes I purposed - See Romans 1:10. How often he had purposed this we have no means of ascertaining. The fact, however, that he had done it, showed his strong desire to see them, and to witness the displays of the grace of God in the capital of the Roman world; compare Romans 15:23-24. One instance of his having purposed to go to Rome is recorded in Acts 19:21, “After these things were ended (namely, at Ephesus), Paul purposed 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.” This purpose expressed in this manner in the Epistle, and the Acts of the Apostles, has been shown by Dr. Paley (Horae Paulinae on Romans 1:13) to be one of those undesigned coincidences which strongly show that both books are genuine; compare Romans 15:23-24, with Acts 19:21. A forger of these books would not have thought of such a contrivance as to feign such a purpose to go to Rome at that time, and to have mentioned it in that manner. Such coincidences are among the best proofs that can be demanded, that the writers did not intend to impose on the world; see Paley.

But was let hitherto - The word “let” means to “hinder,” or to “obstruct.” In what way this was done we do not know, but it is probable that he refers to the various openings for the preaching of the gospel where he had been, and to the obstructions of various kinds from the enemies of the gospel to the fulfillment of his purposes.

That I might have some fruit among you - That I might be the means of the conversion of sinners and of the edification of the church in the capital of the Roman Empire. It was not curiosity to see the splendid capital of the world that prompted this desire; it was not the love of travel, and of roaming from clime to clime; it was the specific purpose of doing good to the souls of human beings. To “have fruit” means to obtain success in bringing men to the knowledge of Christ. Thus, the Saviour said John 15:16,” I have chosen you, and ordained you that you should bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 1:13. But was let hitherto — The word let, from the Anglo-Saxon, [Anglo-Saxon] to hinder, signifies impediment or hinderance of any kind: but it is likely that the original word, εκωλυθην, I was forbidden, refers to a Divine prohibition:-he would have visited them long before, but God did not see right to permit him.