Paul’s Prayer and Desire to Visit Rome

⁸ First of all, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah^[a] for all of you, because the news about your faith is being reported throughout the world. ⁹ For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel about his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you ¹⁰ in my prayers at all times, asking that somehow by God’s will I may at last succeed in coming to you. ¹¹ For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong, ¹² that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

¹³ I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now), so that I might reap a harvest among you, just as I have among the rest of the gentiles. ¹⁴ Both to Greeks and to barbarians,^[b] both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor. ¹⁵ That is why I am so eager to proclaim the gospel to you who live in Rome,^[c] too.