Romans 1:3-12

³concerning His Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh,

⁴who was declared Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

⁶among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ:

⁷To all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

¹⁰requesting if somehow now at sometime I shall succeed in the will of God to come to you.

¹¹For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established—

¹²that is, that I may be encouraged together with you through our mutual faith—both yours and mine.