²¹ After all this had happened, Paul decided^[a] to go to Jerusalem,^(A) passing through Macedonia^(B) and Achaia.^(C) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”^(D)

²² This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.^(A)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

²³ But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,^(A)

³⁰ I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,^(A) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.^{(B) 31} Pray that I may be kept safe^(C) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution^(D) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people^(E) there, ³² so that I may come to you^(F) with joy, by God’s will,^(G) and in your company be refreshed.^(H)