21 But as it is written, (A)To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see him, and they that heard not, shall understand him.

22 (B)[a]Therefore also I have been oft let to come unto you:

23 But now seeing I have no more place in these quarters, and also have (C)been desirous many years agone to come unto you,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:22 He writeth at large to the Romans, and that familiarly, his singular good will towards them, and the state of his affairs, but so, that he swerveth not an iota from the end of Apostolical doctrine: for he declareth nothing but that which appertaineth to his office, and is godly: and commending by a little digression as it were, the liberality of the Churches of Macedonia, he provoketh them modestly to follow their godly deed.

21 Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see,
    and those who have not heard will understand.”[a](A)

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(B)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)