8. First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank him because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith.
9-10. Every time I pray, I always remember you. God knows this is true. He is the one I serve with all my heart by telling people the Good News about his Son. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you. It will happen if God wants it.
11. I want very much to see you and give you some spiritual gift to make your faith stronger.
12. I mean that I want us to help each other with the faith that we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you.
13. Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I have planned many times to come to you, but something always happens to change my plans. I would like to see the same good result among you that I have had from my work among the other non-Jewish people.
14. I must serve all people—those who share in Greek culture and those who are less civilized, the educated as well as the ignorant.
15. That is why I want so much to tell the Good News to you there in Rome.