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Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,
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God's Mission Came First
Commentators unanimously explain that Paul's delay in visiting Rome was not from a lack of desire, but from his unwavering commitment to his primary mission. He felt a divine calling to preach the gospel in regions where Christ had not yet been named, and this assignment took precedence over his personal wish to see the Roman believers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For which cause. I have been so entirely occupied in this leading purpose of my life that I have not been able to come to you.
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I was hindered (ενεκοπτομην). Imperfect passive (repetition) of ενκοπτω, late verb, to cut in, to cut off, to interrupt. Seen alre…
19th Century
Anglican
For which cause also.—And precisely because I was so eager to preach the gospel in new regions, and to finish what I had …
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Baptist
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And I myself…
16th Century
Protestant
And on this account, etc. What he had said about his apostleship he now applies to another point, for the purpose of excusing himself for …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For which cause also By reason of being employed for so many years, in preaching the Gospel from Jerusalem, round ab…
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The apostle sought the things of Christ more than his own will, and would not leave his work of planting churches to go to Rome. It concerns all to…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After excusing himself for the presumption that could have been ascribed to him for instructing and correcting the Romans, the Apostle no…
