Romans 1 · Verse 15

Romans 1:15

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
Romans 1:15, King James Version

Romans 1:15 in other translations

BSBThat is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
WEBSo as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.
ASVSo, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.
YLTso, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who are in Rome to proclaim good news,
DARBYso, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who are in Rome.
BBEFor which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.
WebsterSo, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

What does Romans 1:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 1:14-15

14-15. I am debtor both to the Greeks--cultivated and to the Barbarians--rude.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. So, as much as in me is. As far as opportunity may be offered, and according to my ability.

I am ready, etc. I am prepared to preach among you, and to show the power of the gospel, even in the splendid metropolis of the world. He was not deterred by any fear; nor was he indifferent to their welfare; but he was under the direction of God, and as far as he gave him opportunity, he was ready to make known to them the gospel, as he had done at Antioch, Ephesus, Athens, and Corinth.

This closes the introduction or preface to the epistle. Having shown his deep interest in their welfare, he proceeds in the next verse to state to them the great doctrines of that gospel which he was desirous of proclaiming to them.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 I am ready to preach - προθυμον; I have a ready mind. I was only prevented by the providence of God from visiting you long ago. His time is best: in the mean time I write, by his direction, to comfort and instruct you.

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 1:15 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.

οὕτωςhoutōsThusG3779
τὸto<the>G3588
κατ᾽kat᾽as toG2596
ἐμὲememe myself [there is]G1473
πρόθυμονprothumonreadinessG4289
καὶkaialsoG2532
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
τοῖςtoiswho [are]G3588
ἐνeninG1722
ῬώμῃRhōmēRomeG4516
εὐαγγελίσασθαι.euangelisasthaito evangelise.G2097

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

Cross references for Romans 1:15

  • Romans 15:20

    Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

  • Isaiah 6:8

    Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:17

    For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:15-16

    Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.

  • Matthew 9:38

    Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

  • 1 Kings 8:18

    And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

  • Acts 21:13

    Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • John 4:34

    Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:12

    For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

  • Mark 14:8

    She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

  • Romans 12:18

    If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
so.
12:18; 1Ki 8:18; Mr 14:8; 2Co 8:12
I.
Isa 6:8; Mt 9:38; Joh 4:34; Ac 21:13; 1Co 9:17; 2Co 10:15,16

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Context

  • 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.

  • Romans 1:16

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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Romans 1:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así que, cuanto á mí, presto estoy á anunciar el evangelio también á vosotros que estáis en Roma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		ainsi, pour autant qu’il dépend de moi, je suis tout prêt à vous annoncer l’évangile, à vous aussi qui êtes à Rome.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ebenso bin ich, soviel an mir ist, bereitwillig, auch euch, die ihr in Rom seid, das Evangelium zu verkündigen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ita (quod in me) promptum est et vobis, qui Romæ estis, evangelizare.