Romans 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

Nearby Context

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

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

Romans 1:10 always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

Romans 1:11 For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;

Romans 1:12 that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith [which is] in the other, both yours and mine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "always", "beseeching", "prayers", "least", "prospered", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "will of God" and "always", 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 greatly desire to see you...", so "will of God" and "always" 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 "always" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.