Romans 1:11

Amplified Bible

For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you;

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
I want very much to see you and give you some spiritual gift to make your faith stronger.

Revised Standard Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For I longe to see you that I myght bestowe amoge you some spirituall gyfte to strength you with all:

Hebrew Names Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;

International Standard Version
For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong,Romans 15:29;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

New Century Version
I want very much to see you, to give you some spiritual gift to make you strong.

Update Bible Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;

Webster's Bible Translation
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

English Standard Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

World English Bible
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift,

Weymouth's New Testament
For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Y desire to se you, to parten sumwhat of spiritual grace,

English Revised Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

Berean Standard Bible
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Contemporary English Version
I want to see you and share with you the same blessings that God's Spirit has given me. Then you will grow stronger in your faith.

American Standard Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

Bible in Basic English
For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

Complete Jewish Bible
For I long to see you, so that I might share with you some spiritual gift that can make you stronger —

Darby Translation
For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;

Etheridge Translation
For I greatly desire to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit,

Murdock Translation
For I long much to see you; and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, whereby ye may be established;

King James Version (1611)
For I long to see you, that I may impart vnto you some spirituall gift, to the end you may be established,

New Living Translation
For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.

New Life Bible
I want to see you so I can share some special gift of the Holy Spirit with you. It will make you strong.

New Revised Standard
For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

Geneva Bible (1587)
For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:

George Lamsa Translation
For I long to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, in order that you may be strengthened by it,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For I am longing to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established, -

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For I long to see you, that I myght bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that ye myght be stablisshed.

Good News Translation
For I want very much to see you, in order to share a spiritual blessing with you to make you strong.

Christian Standard Bible®
For I want very much to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

King James Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

Lexham English Bible
For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you,

Literal Translation
For I long to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, for the establishing of you;

Young's Literal Translation
for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For I longe to se you, that I mighte bestowe vpon you some spirituall gifte to stregth you

Mace New Testament (1729)
for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:

New English Translation
For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

New King James Version
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established--

Simplified Cowboy Version
It'll be good for everyone's spirit when this happens.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

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

Contextual Overview

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith [your trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness] is being proclaimed in all the world. ⁹For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how continuously I mention you ¹⁰in my prayers; always pleading that somehow, by God's will, I may now at last come to you. ¹¹For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you;¹²that is, that we may be mutually encouraged and comforted by each other's faith, both yours and mine. ¹³I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that many times I have planned to come to you, (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some fruit [of my labors] among you, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles. ¹⁴I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish. ¹⁵So, for my part, I am ready and eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.

Bible Verse Review
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I long: Romans 15:23, Romans 15:32, Genesis 31:30, 2 Samuel 13:39, 2 Samuel 23:15, 2 Corinthians 9:14, Philippians 1:8, Philippians 2:26, Philippians 4:1

that: Romans 15:29, Acts 8:15-19, Acts 19:6, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, 2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 3:2-5, Ephesians 4:8-12

to the: Romans 16:25, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Acts 16:5, 2 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:17, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Hebrews 13:9, 1 Peter 5:10, 1 Peter 5:12, 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 3:17, 2 Peter 3:18

Reciprocal: Acts 8:17 - they received Acts 15:36 - and see Acts 19:2 - Have ye Romans 12:6 - then 2 Corinthians 1:15 - that Philippians 1:25 - for 1 Thessalonians 2:8 - affectionately 1 Thessalonians 3:10 - might perfect 2 Timothy 1:4 - desiring Hebrews 6:4 - and have James 2:1 - with

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Genesis 1:13
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God's provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].

Genesis 1:17
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens."

Genesis 1:29
So God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.

Genesis 2:16
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I long to see you,.... Not the city of Rome, which was one of Austin's three wishes to have seen in its glory; nor the emperor of it, nor the senate in it, nor its populous inhabitants, fine buildings, riches and grandeur; but the poor saints there, which were the excellent men of the earth, of the whole Roman empire, and in whom was his delight: his desire to see them was not to gratify his curiosity, nor to spend his time in idle chat with them, nor with a view to enrich himself by them; but, says he,

that I may impart some spiritual gift: not any extraordinary gift of the Spirit; but spiritual light, knowledge, peace, and comfort, through the exercise of his ministerial gift: whence it may be observed, that that which qualities men for the preaching of the word to the profit of others, is a gift, a gift by grace; a spiritual one, which comes from the Spirit of God, and may be, and is to be imparted to others in the free use and exercise of it; and that,

to the end that saints may be established; for such who are called by grace, need establishing. They are indeed in a safe state and condition; they are encircled in the arms of everlasting love, they are fixed in the hands of Christ, secured in an everlasting covenant, established on the rock of ages, and settled in a state from whence they can never fall: yet, notwithstanding this, they are sometimes very unstable in their hearts, in their frames, in the exercise of grace, and the discharge of duty, and in professing and adhering to the doctrines of the Gospel; wherefore they need establishing, as to a more firm persuasion of interest in the love of God, and in the covenant of grace, as to a more stable exercise of grace in Christ, and as to a more constant discharge of duty, and steady profession of adherence to the truths of the Gospel; to all which the ministration of the word has a tendency, with a divine blessing.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I long to see you - I earnestly desire to see you; compare Romans 15:23, Romans 15:32.

That I may impart - That I may “give,” or communicate to you.

Some spiritual gift - Some have understood this as referring to “miraculous gifts,” which it was supposed the apostles had the power of conferring on others. But this interpretation is forced and unnatural. There is no instance where this expression denotes the power of working miracles. Besides, the apostle in the next verse explains his meaning, “That I may be comforted together by the mutual faith,” etc. From this it appears that he desired to be among them to exercise the office of the ministry, to establish them in the gospel and to confirm their hopes. He expected that the preaching of the gospel would be the means of confirming them in the faith; and he desired to be the means of doing it. It was a wish of benevolence, and accords with what he says respecting his intended visit in Romans 15:29, “And I am sure that when I come, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.” To make known to them more fully the blessings of the gospel, and thus to impart spiritual gifts, was the design he had in view.

To the end ... - With the design, or purpose.

Ye may be established - That is, that they might be “confirmed” in the truths of the gospel. This was one design of the ministry, that Christians may be established, or strengthened, Ephesians 4:13. It is not to have dominion ever their faith, but to be “helpers of their joy,” 2 Corinthians 1:24. Paul did not doubt that this part of his office might be fulfilled among the Romans, and he was desirous there also of making full proof of his ministry. His wish was to preach not simply where he must, but where he might. This is the nature of this work.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 1:11. Some spiritual gift — This probably means some of the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit, which, being given to them, might tend greatly to establish their faith in the Gospel of Christ; and it is very likely that such gifts were only conferred by means of apostles; and as the apostle had not yet been at Rome, consequently the Roman Christians had not yet received any of these miraculous gifts, and thus they differed widely from all the other Churches which had been raised by the apostle's ministry.