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by whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,
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among whom ye also are the called of Jesus Christ.
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To all who are in Rome, beloved of God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
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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,
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making request that now at length and by any means I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
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For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift to the end that ye may be established:
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that is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith of both you and me.
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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I have purposed to come unto you (but was prevented hitherto), that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
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I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise;
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so, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you also who are at Rome.