Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Romans 1
⁵ Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,
⁶ among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;
⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,
¹⁰ making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.
¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established--
¹² that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
¹³ Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.
¹⁴ I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.
¹⁵ So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.