1. From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus.God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news
10. In all my prayers, I ask God to make it possible for me to visit you.
11. I want to see you and share with you the same blessings that God's Spirit has given me. Then you will grow stronger in your faith.
12. What I am saying is that we can encourage each other by the faith that is ours.
13. My friends, I want you to know that I have often planned to come for a visit. But something has always kept me from doing it. I want to win followers to Christ in Rome, as I have done in many other places.
14-15. It doesn't matter if people are civilized and educated, or if they are uncivilized and uneducated. I must tell the good news to everyone. That's why I am eager to visit all of you in Rome.