Romans 1:3-12

³concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

⁴and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

⁵by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

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

⁷to all that be 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,

¹⁰making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

¹¹For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established;

¹²that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.