Wherefore also. was hindered these many times from coming to you:

'hindered these many times' -this answers the question that some might have had, 'If Paul is so eager to see us, as he claims, why the delay?' 'He had been too occupied with preaching the gospel where Christ had not been preached, and thus laying the foundation in alien territory, to fulfill his long desired plans to visit Rome.'

'hindered' -'imperfect tense, denoting continuousness, and implying. succession of hindrances.' (Vincent p. 175) (Romans 1:13) These verses imply that Paul's travel plans weren't always inspired.

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