and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

在祷告之间常常恳求，或者照神的旨意，终能得平坦的道路往你们那里去。

在我的祷告中常常恳求，或许照上帝的旨意，最终我能毫无阻碍地往你们那里去。

在我的祷告中常常恳求，或许照神的旨意，最终我能毫无阻碍地往你们那里去。

常常在祷告中恳切祈求，也许我可以照着他的旨意，终于能够顺利地到你们那里去。

在我的祷告中总是祈求，或许可以照着神的旨意，终有一天能顺利地到你们那里去；

在禱告之間常常懇求，或者照神的旨意，終能得平坦的道路往你們那裏去。

在我的禱告中常常懇求，或許照上帝的旨意，最終我能毫無阻礙地往你們那裏去。

在我的禱告中常常懇求，或許照神的旨意，最終我能毫無阻礙地往你們那裏去。

常常在禱告中懇切祈求，也許我可以照著他的旨意，終於能夠順利地到你們那裡去。

怎樣在禱告中常常祈求，或者照上帝的旨意、不久終能成功、往你們那裏去。

在我的禱告中總是祈求，或許可以照著神的旨意，終有一天能順利地到你們那裡去；

祈禱間、所恆求者、庶依上帝旨、終得坦途就爾、

祈禱間常求上帝、賜我坦途、終能就爾、

祈禱間常求天主、或能循天主之旨、終得坦途以就爾、

常求天主賜以坦途、俾得早日就爾；全知天主、實鑒吾誠。

in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

in my prayers. I pray that now at last it may be God’s plan to open the way for me to visit you.

always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.

always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by the will of God, I will succeed in coming to you.

making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.

always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God’s will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

but said farewell to them and added,“ I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

You ought to say instead,“ If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“ After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.Now may God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.

For we wanted to come to you( I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.

This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to youwhen I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except,“ The Lord’s will be done.”

Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,“ Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.Not long after this, a hurricane- force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said,“ Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to meand said,‘ Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.But we must run aground on some island.”When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.