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13 I want you to be aware, brethren,[a] that I have often planned to visit you (although until now I have been prevented from doing so) because it has been my desire to achieve some harvest among you as I have among other Gentiles. 14 I have an obligation to Greeks and non-Greeks[b] alike, to both the educated and the ignorant. 15 Thus, I am ready to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:13 Brethren: all those (both men and women) who believe in the Gospel are kin of Paul (see Rom 4:3).
  2. Romans 1:14 Greeks and non-Greeks: literally, “Greeks and barbarians.” The “Greeks” were all who spoke Greek or followed the Greek way of life; the “non-Greeks” were all the other Gentiles to whom Paul preached.