1. Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God,
2. which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
3. the gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh,
4. but established as Son of God in power according to the spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
5. Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles,
6. among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ;
7. to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8. First, I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is heralded throughout the world.
9. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in proclaiming the gospel of his Son, that I remember you constantly,
10. always asking in my prayers that somehow by God’s will I may at last find my way clear to come to you.
11. For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened,
12. that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another’s faith, yours and mine.
13. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, though I was prevented until now, that I might harvest some fruit among you, too, as among the rest of the Gentiles.