9 I serve God with my whole heart. I preach the good news about his Son. God knows that I always remember you
10 in my prayers. I pray that now at last it may be God's plan to open the way for me to visit you.
11 I long to see you. I want to make you strong by giving you a gift from the Holy Spirit.
12 I want us to cheer each other up by sharing our faith.
13 Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to visit you. But until now I have been kept from coming. My work has produced results among others who are not Jews. In the same way, I want to see results among you.
14 I have a duty both to Greeks and to non-Greeks. I have a duty both to wise people and to foolish people.
15 So I really want to preach the good news also to you who live in Rome.