the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Romans 1:11
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For I want very much to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
For I long to see you, that I may impart vnto you some spirituall gift, to the end you may be established,
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;
I want very much to see you, to give you some spiritual gift to make you strong.
For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift, to strengthen and establish you;
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened;
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
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.
For I long to see you, so that I might share with you some spiritual gift that can make you stronger —
For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you;
I want very much to see you and give you some spiritual gift to make your faith stronger.
For I long to see you, that I might bestowe among you some spirituall gift, that you might be strengthened:
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,
For I want very much to see you, in order to share a spiritual blessing with you to make you strong.
For I desire to see you, in order that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to strengthen you,
For I long to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, for the establishing of you;
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
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;
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For I greatly desire to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit,
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For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;
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For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;
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For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established--
For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.
I want to see you so I can share some special gift of the Holy Spirit with you. It will make you strong.
For I am longing to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
For I am longing to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established, -
For I long to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace, to strengthen you:
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for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:
It'll be good for everyone's spirit when this happens.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
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
God spoke: "Separate! Water-beneath-Heaven, gather into one place; Land, appear!" And there it was. God named the land Earth. He named the pooled water Ocean. God saw that it was good.
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
God made two big lights, the larger to take charge of Day, The smaller to be in charge of Night; and he made the stars. God placed them in the heavenly sky to light up Earth And oversee Day and Night, to separate light and dark. God saw that it was good. It was evening, it was morning— Day Four.
God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life! Birds, fly through the sky over Earth!" God created the huge whales, all the swarm of life in the waters, And every kind and species of flying birds. God saw that it was good. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Ocean! Birds, reproduce on Earth!" It was evening, it was morning— Day Five.
Then God said, "I've given you every sort of seed-bearing plant on Earth And every kind of fruit-bearing tree, given them to you for food. To all animals and all birds, everything that moves and breathes, I give whatever grows out of the ground for food." And there it was.
At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground— God hadn't yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)— God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul!
God commanded the Man, "You can eat from any tree in the garden, except from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. Don't eat from it. The moment you eat from that tree, you're dead."
"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
When You Open Your Mouth Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you'd have a perfect person, in perfect control of life. A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse. A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything—or destroy it! It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire. A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it, smoke right from the pit of hell. This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can't tame a tongue—it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! My friends, this can't go on. A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it? Apple trees don't bear strawberries, do they? Raspberry bushes don't bear apples, do they? You're not going to dip into a polluted mud hole and get a cup of clear, cool water, are you?
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.
