Romans 1 · Verse 10

Romans 1:10

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Romans 1:10, King James Version

Romans 1:10 in other translations

BSBin my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
WEBrequesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
ASVmaking request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.
YLTalways in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,
DARBYalways beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
BBEAnd that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.
WebsterMaking request (if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come to you.

What does Romans 1:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come to you--Though long anxious to visit the capital, he met with a number of providential hindrances (Ro 1:13; Ro 15:22; and see on Ac 19:21; Ac 23:11; Ac 28:15); insomuch that nearly a quarter of a century elapsed, after his conversion, ere his desire was accomplished, and that only as "a prisoner of Jesus Christ." Thus taught that his whole future was in the hands of God, he makes it his continual prayer that at length the obstacles to a happy and prosperous meeting might be removed.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. Making request. It was his earnest desire to see them, and he presented the subject before God.

If by any means. This shows the earnest desire which he had to see them, and implies that he had designed it, and had been hindered. See Rom 1:13.

Now at length. He had purposed it a long time, but had been hindered, he doubtless cherished this purpose for years. The expressions in the Greek imply an earnest wish that this long-cherished purpose might be accomplished before long.

A prosperous journey. A safe, pleasant journey. It is right to regard all success in travelling as depending on God, and to pray for success and safety from danger. Yet all such prayers are not answered according to the letter of the petition. The prayer of Paul that he might see the Romans was granted, but in a remarkable way. He was persecuted by the Jews, and arraigned before king Agrippa. He appealed to the Roman emperor, and was taken there in chains as a prisoner. Yet the journey might in this way have a more deep effect on the Romans, than if he had gone in any other way. In so mysterious a manner does God often hear the prayers of his people; and though their prayers are answered, yet it is in his own time and way. See the last chapters of the Acts.

By the will of God. If God shall grant it; if God will, by his mercy, grant me the great favour of my coming to you. This is a proper model of a prayer, and is in accordance with the direction of the Bible. See Jas 4:14,15.

(o) "by the will" Jas 4:15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Making request, etc. - By this we see how earnestly the apostle longed to see Rome. It had long been a subject of continual prayer to God, that he might have a prosperous journey to, or rather meeting with, them, for so we should understand the word ευοδωθησμαι· that he had a prosperous meeting with them we cannot doubt; that he had a disastrous journey to them the 27th of the Acts fully proves.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 1:8-15

We must show love for our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising God for them. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, If the Lord will, Jas 4:15. Our journeys are made prosperous or otherwise, according to the will of God. We should readily impart to others what God has trusted to us, rejoicing to make others joyful, especially taking pleasure in communing with those who…

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Romans 1:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

δεόμενος,deomenos[10] imploring,G1189
εἴeiifG1487
πωςpōssomehowG4458
ἤδηēdēnowG2235
ποτὲpoteat lastG4218
εὐοδωθήσομαιeuodōthēsomaiI will succeedG2137
ἐνenbyG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
θελήματιthelēmatiwillG2307
τοῦtou<the>G3588
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316
ἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeG2064
πρὸςprostoG4314
ὑμᾶς·humasyou;G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Romans 1:10

  • Romans 15:30-32

    Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

  • Acts 18:21

    But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

  • James 4:15

    For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  • Philemon 1:22

    But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:10-11

    Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:18

    Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

  • Philippians 4:6

    Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  • Romans 15:22-24

    For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you; Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

  • Acts 19:21

    After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

  • Hebrews 13:19

    But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:19

    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

  • Acts 21:14

    And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
request.
15:22-24,30-32; Php 4:6; 1Th 2:18; 3:10,11; Phm 1:22; Heb 13:19
a prosperous.
Ac 19:21; 27:1-28:31
by the will.
Ac 18:21; 21:14; 1Co 4:19; Jas 4:15

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Context

  • Romans 1:9

    For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

  • Romans 1:10

    Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

  • 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;

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Romans 1:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Rogando, si al fin algún tiempo haya de tener, por la voluntad de Dios, próspero viaje para ir á vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		demandant toujours dans mes prières, si en quelque manière, maintenant une fois, il me sera accordé par la volonté de Dieu d’aller vers vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		allezeit flehend bei meinen Gebeten, ob ich nun endlich einmal durch den Willen Gottes so glücklich sein möchte, zu euch zu kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		semper in orationibus meis: obsecrans, si quomodo tandem aliquando prosperum iter habeam in voluntate Dei veniendi ad vos.