³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^(A)

³ Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,^(A) the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

² Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(A)

² To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters^[a] in Christ:

Grace^(A) and peace to you from God our Father.^[b](B)

² Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(A)

¹⁴ May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) and the love of God,^(B) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit^(C) be with you all.

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.^(A)

⁷ To all in Rome who are loved by God^(A) and called to be his holy people:^(B)

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.^(C)

Paul’s Longing to Visit Rome

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you,^(D) because your faith is being reported all over the world.^{(E) 9} God, whom I serve^(F) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness^(G) how constantly I remember you ¹⁰ in my prayers at all times;^(H) and I pray that now at last by God’s will^(I) the way may be opened for me to come to you.^(J)

¹¹ I long to see you^(K) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift^(L) to make you strong— ¹² that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. ¹³ I do not want you to be unaware,^(M) brothers and sisters,^[a](N) that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now)^(O) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

¹⁴ I am obligated^(P) both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. ¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.^(Q)

1 Paul, Silas^[a](A) and Timothy,^(B)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(C) in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.^(D)