Romans 1:11 (LSB)

Passage

For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened;

Nearby Context

Romans 1:9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how without ceasing I make mention of you,

Romans 1:10 always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you.

Romans 1:11 For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened;

Romans 1:12 that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Romans 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "long", "impart", "some", "spiritual", "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 "always in my prayers earnestly asking if..." into verse 12's "that is to be mutually encouraged while...", 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.