^{8 Ref} first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

^{9 Ref} for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

^{10 Ref} always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,