8. First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank God because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith.
9-10. God knows that every time I pray I always mention you. God is the One I serve with my whole heart by telling the Good News about his Son. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you, and this will happen if God wants it.
11. I want very much to see you, to give you some spiritual gift to make you strong.
12. I mean that I want us to help each other with the faith that we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you.
13. Brothers, I want you to know that I planned many times to come to you. But this has not been possible. I wanted to come so that I could help you grow spiritually. I wanted to help you as I have helped the other non-Jewish people.
14. I must serve all people—Greeks and non-Greeks, the wise and the foolish.
15. That is why I want so much to preach the Good News to you in Rome.