New American Standard Bible 2020
Romans 1:12
12that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
- New International Version (NIV)that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
Context of Romans 1:12
10always in my prayers requesting if perhaps now, at last by the will of God, I will succeed in coming to you. 11For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that often I have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may obtain some fruit among you also just as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14I am under obligation both to Greeks and to the uncultured, both to the wise and to the foolish.
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τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν συμπαρακληθῆναι ἐν ὑμῖν διὰ τῆς ἐν ἀλλήλοις πίστεως, ὑμῶν τε καὶ ἐμοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Romans 1:12
- Romans 15:24whenever I go to Spain--for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while--
- Acts 11:23Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;
- 2 Corinthians 2:1But I decided this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4My confidence in you is great; my boasting in your behalf is great. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a short while--in person, not in spirit--were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:7for this reason, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith;
- 2 Timothy 1:4longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.
- 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received a commandment to do from the Father.
- 3 John 1:3For I was overjoyed when brothers came and testified to your truth, that is, how you are walking in truth.
- Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
- 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
- Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.
Commentaries on Romans 1:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That I may be comforted together with you - He here, with great address, intimates that he longs for this opportunity, as well on his own account as on theirs, and to show them that he arrogates nothing to himself; for he intimates that it will require the conjoint action of their faith as well as his own, to be the means of receiving those blessings from God to which he refers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12That I may be comforted - It was not merely to confirm them that Paul wished to come. He sought the communion of saints; he expected to be himself edified and strengthened; and to be comforted by seeing their strength of faith, and their rapid growth in grace. We may remark here, (1) That one effect of religion is to produce the desire of the communion of saints. It is the nature of Christianity to seek the society of those who are the friends of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 We must show love for our friends, not only by praying for them, but by praising God for them. As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to say, If the Lord will, Jas 4:15. Our journeys are made prosperous or otherwise, according to the will of God. We should readily impart to others what God has trusted to us, rejoicing to make others joyful, especially taking pleasure in communing with those who believe the same things with us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17These verses include typical features of New Testament letter introductions: identifying the writer or speaker (1:1–6), identifying the audience (1:7), a section of giving thanks (1:8–15), and the theme of the letter (1:16–17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift--not any supernatural gift, as the next clause shows, and compare 1Co 1:7. to the end that ye may be established.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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