Romans 1:9 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 1:7 To all you that be at Rome beloued of God, called to be Saints: Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

Romans 1:8 First I thanke my God through Iesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout the whole world.

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:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "witnesse", "serue", "gospel", "sonne", "without", "ceasing", and "make". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "witnesse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "First I thanke my God through Iesus..." into verse 10's "Alwayes in my prayers beseeching that by...", so "Spirit" and "witnesse" 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 "witnesse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.