A moment in scripture
Romans 1:13
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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
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The surrounding passage
- Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
- Romans 1:12
That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
- Romans 1:14
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- Romans 1:15
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.