Romans 1:11

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift ¹  to strengthen you,

Ge 31:30; 2Sa 13:39; 2Sa 23:15; 2Ch 20:20; Ac 8:15-19; Ac 16:5; Ac 19:6; Ro 15:23,32; Ro 15:29; Ro 16:25; 1Co 12:1-11; 2Co 1:21; 2Co 9:14; 2Co 11:4; Ga 3:2-5; Eph 4:8-12; Php 1:8; Php 2:26; Php 4:1; 1Th 3:2,13; 2Th 2:17; 2Th 3:3; Heb 13:9; 1Pe 5:10,12; 2Pe 1:12; 2Pe 3:17,18

¹ sn Paul does not mean here that he is going to bestow upon the Roman believers what is commonly known as a “spiritual gift,” that is, a special enabling for service given to believers by the Holy Spirit. Instead, this is either a metonymy of cause for effect (Paul will use his own spiritual gifts to edify the Romans), or it simply means something akin to a blessing or benefit in the spiritual realm. It is possible that Paul uses this phrase to connote specifically the broader purpose of his letter, which is for the Romans to understand his gospel, but this seems less likely.