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Paul prepares with a community beside completed bundles, an unlabeled map, and a westbound ship.
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Romans 15:22-24

Longing for Rome and Spain

Welcome, Hope, Mission, and Shared Prayer · Romans 15

Story guide: Disclosed visual essay. Earlier ministry repeatedly hindered Paul, yet he longs to visit Rome and be sent onward toward Spain after sharing fellowship; the image preserves this as intended travel, not a completed journey.

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22Therefore I also was often hindered from coming to you.

23But now, no longer having any place in these regions, but having had a longing for many years to come to you,

24whenever I go to Spain—for I hope, as I pass through, to see you and to be sent on my way there by you, if first I may be satisfied in part with your company—

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