10. making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
11. For I long to see you that I may impart with you some spiritual gift to confirm you,
12. that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
13. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that many times I purposed to come unto you (but up until now I have been unable) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14. I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise.
15. So, as much as in me is, I am ready to announce the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of the Christ; for it is the power of God to give saving health to every one that believes: to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17. For in him is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of men, who hold back the truth with injustice;
19. because that which is known of God is manifest to them; for God has showed it unto them.
20. For the invisible things of him, his eternal power and divinity, are clearly understood by the creation of the world and by the things that are made so that there is no excuse;
21. because having known God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools
23. and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and of fourfooted beasts and of serpents.
24. Therefore God also gave them over to the lusts of their own hearts for uncleanness, to contaminate their own bodies between themselves,
25. who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all ages. Amen.