Rom 1:11-12, 15:32 | JFB | STEP | 11, 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 . to the end that ye may be established.

Romans 1:11-12

11, 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.

12. That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me—"Not wishing to "lord it over their faith," but rather to be a "helper of their joy," the apostle corrects his former expressions: my desire is to instruct you and do you good, that is, for us to instruct and do one another good: in giving I shall also receive" [JOWETT]. "Nor is he insincere in so speaking, for there is none so poor in the Church of Christ who may not impart to us something of value: it is only our malignity and pride that hinder us from gathering such fruit from every quarter" [CALVIN]. How "widely different is the apostolic style from that of the court of Papal Rome!" [BENGEL].

Romans 15:32

32. That I may come unto you with—"in"

joy by the will of God— (Ac 18:21; 1Co 4:19; 16:7; Heb 6:3; Jas 4:15)

and may with you be refreshed—rather, "with you refresh myself," after all his labors and anxieties, and so be refitted for future service.