Romans 1:10 (DRB)

Passage

Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you.

Nearby Context

Romans 1:8 First, I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all: because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.

Romans 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you:

Romans 1:10 Always in my prayers making request, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey, 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 grace, to strengthen you:

Romans 1:12 That is to say, that I may be comforted together in you by that which is common to us both, your faith and mine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "will of God", "always", "prayers", "making", "request", "means", "length", and "prosperous". 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 long to see you that...", 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.