Romans 1:10

10 always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered ^[a] by the will of God to come to you.

Romans 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 1:10

Making request, if by any means now at length
A principal thing, which be incessantly and importunately requested at the throne of grace, was, that he might have an opportunity of coming to them; that God in his providence would open a way for him; and that he might have a safe and comfortable journey in a very little time; all which he submits to the will of God, as a good man ought to do; and which he thus expresses,

I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto
you;
see ( James 4:13 James 4:14 ) .

Romans 1:10 In-Context

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.

9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

10 always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

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

12 that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith [which is] in the other, both yours and mine.

Footnotes

• [a] This does not refer to a prosperous journey, but to the hope that God may favour or prosper him so that he may come; he had long wished it, and hoped that at last it might be granted him.