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First of all ,
I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you ,
because the news about your faith is being reported throughout the world .
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For God ,
whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son ,
is my witness how constantly I mention you
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in my prayers at all times ,
asking that somehow by God '
s will I may at last succeed in coming to you .
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For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong ,
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that is ,
that we may be mutually encouraged by each other '
s faith ,
both yours and mine .
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I do not want you to be unaware ,
brothers ,
that I often planned to come to you (
but have been prevented from doing so until now ),
so that I might reap a harvest among you ,
just as I have among the rest of the Gentiles .
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Both to Greeks and to barbarians ,
both to wise and to foolish people ,
I am a debtor .
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That is why I am so eager to proclaim the gospel to you who live in Rome ,
too .
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For I am not ashamed of the gospel ,
because it is God '
s power for the salvation of everyone who believes ,
of the Jew first and of the Greek as well .
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For in it God '
s righteousness is being revealed from faith to faith ,
as it is written , “
The righteous will live by faith .”