Romans 1:10 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

Romans 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

Romans 1:10 making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

Romans 1:12 that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other`s faith, both yours and mine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "making", "request", "means", "length", "prospered", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "will of God" and "making", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For God is my witness whom I..." into verse 11's "For I long to see you that...", so "will of God" and "making" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "will of God" and "making" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.