Romans 1:11 (GNV)

Passage

For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

Nearby Context

Romans 1:9 For God is my witnesse (whom I serue in my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne) that without ceasing I make mention of you

Romans 1:10 Alwayes in my prayers, beseeching that by some meanes, one time or other I might haue a prosperous iourney by the will of God, to come vnto you.

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

Romans 1:12 That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutuall faith, both yours and mine.

Romans 1:13 Now my brethren, I would that ye should not be ignorant, how that I haue oftentimes purposed to come vnto you (but haue bene let hitherto) that I might haue some fruite also among you, as I haue among the other Gentiles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "long", "might", "bestowe", "some", "spirituall", "gift", and "strengthened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "long", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Alwayes in my prayers beseeching that by..." into verse 12's "That is that I might be comforted...", so "Spirit" and "long" 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 "long" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.