Romans 1:12 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 1:14 I am detter both to the Grecians, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise men and vnto the vnwise.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "might", "comforted", "together", "through", "mutuall", "both", and "yours". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "might", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For I long to see you that..." into verse 13's "Now my brethren I would that ye...", so "faith" and "might" 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 "faith" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.