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This is whyΔιὸalsoκαὶI was hinderedἐνεκοπτόμηνso many timesτὰ πολλὰfrom comingτοῦ ἐλθεῖνtoπρὸςyou.ὑμᾶς
Romans 15:22
Study it in the app“This is why also I was hindered so many times from coming to you.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:22, word by word
- This is whyΔιὸDio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “Dio” appears- I was hinderedἐνεκοπτόμηνenekoptomēn
hinder
Hinder, block someone's way.
Where else “enekoptomēn” appears- so many timesπολλὰpolla
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “polla” appears- from comingἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears
The context
21but, as it is written: Those to whom it was not announced about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.
22 · This verse (above)
23But now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having a longing to come to you for many years,
To study Romans 15 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)
3. How I live it
"Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?