8 First, I
thank my God through Jesus
Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
9 God, whom I serve with my whole heart in
preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray
that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
11 I long to see you so that I may impart to
you some spiritual gift to make you strong--
12 that is, that you and I may be mutually
encouraged by each other's faith.
13 I do not want you to be unaware,
brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented
from doing so until now) in order that I might have a
harvest among you, just
as I have had among the other Gentiles.
14 I am
obligated both to Greeks and
non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
15 That is why I am so eager to preach the
gospel also to you who are at
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