Romans 1:8-15
Legacy Standard Bible
8 First, (A)I thank my God through Jesus Christ [a]for you all, because (B)your faith is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. 9 For (C)God, whom I (D)serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how without ceasing (E)I make mention of you, 10 always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by (F)the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. 11 For (G)I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened; 12 that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. 13 (H)I do not want you to be unaware, (I)brothers, that often I (J)have planned to come to you (and have been prevented so far) so that I may have some (K)fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. 14 (L)I am [b]under obligation both to Greeks and to (M)barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 In this way, for my part, I am eager to (N)proclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
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Romans 1:8-15
Common English Bible
Thanksgiving and Paul’s plans to visit
8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throughout the whole world. 9 I serve God in my spirit by preaching the good news about God’s Son, and God is my witness that I continually mention you 10 in all my prayers. I’m always asking that somehow, by God’s will, I might succeed in visiting you at last. 11 I really want to see you to pass along some spiritual gift to you so that you can be strengthened. 12 What I mean is that we can mutually encourage each other while I am with you. We can be encouraged by the faithfulness we find in each other, both your faithfulness and mine.
13 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that I planned to visit you many times, although I have been prevented from coming until now. I want to harvest some fruit among you, just as I have done among the other Gentiles. 14 I have a responsibility both to Greeks and to those who don’t speak Greek, both to the wise and to the foolish.
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15 That’s why I’m ready to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
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