Romans 1:3-12

³concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

⁴who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) Jesus Christ our Lord;

⁵through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

⁶among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;

⁷to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints; Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ!

⁸first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

⁹for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

¹⁰always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,

¹¹for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

¹²and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.