Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,^(A) because your faith is being reported all over the world.^(B)

²³ They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith^(A) he once tried to destroy.”^(B)

¹² in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.^(A)

⁴ because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love^(A) you have for all God’s people^(B)—

Thanksgiving and Prayer

³ We ought always to thank God for you,^(A) brothers and sisters,^[a] and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.^(B)