• Romans 1:13
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 13 οὐ Not θέλω I am willing δὲ but ὑμᾶς YOU ἀγνοεῖν, to be not knowing, ἀδελφοί, brothers, ὅτι that πολλάκις many times προεθέμην I purposed ἐλθεῖν to come πρὸς toward ὑμᾶς, YOU, καὶ and ἐκωλύθην I was hindered ἄχρι until τοῦ the δεῦρο, hither, ἵνα in order that τινὰ some καρπὸν fruit σχῶ I might have καὶ also ἐν in ὑμῖν YOU καθὼς according as καὶ also ἐν in τοῖς the λοιποῖς leftover ἔθνεσιν. nations.

  • Romans 1:13
    The Bible in Living English

    • 13* And I do not want you to be without the knowledge, brothers, that several times I intended to come to you and hitherto was prevented; I wanted to have some fruit in you too, as I had in the rest of the nations.

  • Romans 1:13
    American Standard Version

    • 13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.

  • Romans 1:13
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 13 I do not wish however that ye should be ignorant, brethren, That many times have I purposed to come unto you, But have been hindered until the present,—In order that some fruit I might have among you also, even as among the other nations.

  • Romans 1:13
    King James Version

    • 13 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.

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 1:13

      brothers: In some contexts, a male Christian believer is called “a brother” and a female, “a sister.” (1Co 7:14, 15) In this and other contexts, however, the Bible uses the term “brothers” to refer to both males and females. The term “brothers” was an accepted way of greeting groups that included both genders. (Ac 1:15; 1Th 1:4) The term “brothers” is used in this sense in most of the inspired Christian letters. In his letter to the Romans, Paul uses the term “brothers” several times when addressing fellow Christians in general.​—Ro 7:1, 4; 8:12; 10:1; 11:25; 12:1; 15:14, 30; 16:17.

      that I might acquire some fruitage also among you: That is, “that my work (my preaching) may have good results also among you.” Paul uses the Greek agricultural term kar·posʹ, “fruit; fruitage,” which appears frequently in the Scriptures. When used figuratively, it refers to spiritual growth and prosperity. (Mt 3:8; 13:8; Joh 15:8, 16; Php 1:11, 22) Paul may have hoped to see his fellow believers develop more fully “the fruitage of the spirit,” but he apparently had more in mind. (Ga 5:22, 23; Ro 1:11, 12) The statement just as among the rest of the nations indicates that Paul hoped to gain more followers of Jesus Christ in Rome and perhaps from places beyond Rome.​—Ro 15:23, 24.