8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throughout the whole world.
9 I serve God in my spirit by preaching the good news about God’s Son, and God is my witness that I continually mention you
10 in all my prayers. I’m always asking that somehow, by God’s will, I might succeed in visiting you at last.
11 I really want to see you to pass along some spiritual gift to you so that you can be strengthened.
12 What I mean is that we can mutually encourage each other while I am with you. We can be encouraged by the faithfulness we find in each other, both your faithfulness and mine.
13 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that I planned to visit you many times, although I have been prevented from coming until now. I want to harvest some fruit among you, just as I have done among the other Gentiles.
14 I have a responsibility both to Greeks and to those who don’t speak Greek, both to the wise and to the foolish.