21. Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
22. This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
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,
24. I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.
25. Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there.
26. For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.