Romans 1:12 “that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s fai…”

Romans 1:12

that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

World English Bible

that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

American Standard Version

that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

Geneva Bible 1599

That is, that I might be comforted together with you, through our mutuall faith, both yours and mine.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.

Bible in Basic English

That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

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Cross references

“that I may”

1 Thessalonians 3:7–10 Romans 15:32 2 Corinthians 7:4–7 2 Corinthians 7:13 Acts 11:23 2 Corinthians 2:1–3

1 Thessalonians 3:7–10 · BSB

For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.

Romans 15:32 · BSB

so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.

2 Corinthians 7:4–7 · BSB

Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

2 Corinthians 7:13 · BSB

On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

Acts 11:23 · BSB

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

2 Corinthians 2:1–3 · BSB

So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

“by the mutual”

Titus 1:4 2 Peter 1:1 Jude 1:3 Ephesians 4:5

Titus 1:4 · BSB

To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

2 Peter 1:1 · BSB

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

Jude 1:3 · BSB

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

Ephesians 4:5 · BSB

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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