Romans 1:11 (DRB)

Passage

For I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 1:13 And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come unto you (and have been hindered hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grace", "long", "impart", "some", "spiritual", and "strengthen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Always in my prayers making request if..." into verse 12's "That is to say that I may...", so "Spirit" and "grace" 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 "Spirit" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.