And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.

And since you claim the name of Jew, and find rest and satisfaction in the Law, and make your boast in God,

How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become hardened.

in order that if God be willing I may come to you with a glad heart, and may enjoy a time of rest with you.