Catholic Public Domain Version
"Yet truly now, having no other destination in these regions, and having already had a great desire to come to you over the past many years, "
— Romans 15:23, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;”
“but now, having no more any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come unto you, ”
“but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,”
“But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you”
“But now, having no more place in these countries and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you,”
“But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,”
“But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;”
And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,
but just as it was written: “Those to whom he was not announced shall perceive, and those who have not heard shall understand.”
Because of this also, I was greatly hindered in coming to you, and I have been prevented until the present time.
Yet truly now, having no other destination in these regions, and having already had a great desire to come to you over the past many years,
when I begin to set out on my journey to Spain, I hope that, as I pass by, I may see you, and I may be guided from there by you, after first having borne some fruit among you.
But next I will set out for Jerusalem, to minister to the saints.
For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.