9 For ^aGod is my witness, ^bwhom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that ^cwithout ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,  ‡

10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by ^athe mutual faith both of you and me.  ‡

13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but ^awas hindered until now), that I might have some ^bfruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.  ‡