Romans 1:7-9

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

⁸First I give thanks to my God, through Jesus Christ, for you all, because your faith is spoken of in the whole world.

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make a commemoration of you;