^9 (A)For God is my witness, ^(B)whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, ^(C)that without ceasing I mention you ¹⁰ always in my prayers, asking that somehow ^(D)by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. ¹¹ For ^(E)I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— ¹² that is, that we may be mutually encouraged ^(F)by each other's faith, both yours and mine. ¹³ I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,^[a] that ^(G)I have often intended to come to you (but ^(H)thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some ^(I)harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²² This is the reason why ^(A)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³ But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(B)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴ I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(C)to Spain, and ^(D)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.