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First off the very version you used here states "all who are in Rome". All means all.Paul was speaking specifically to the Saints. We are reading someone else's personal mail in this letter. It wasn't addressed to all of Rome, nor even to the Ger Toshav in Rome. It was addressed to the Saints. These were kadosh men of YHWH.
7 to all who are in Rome, beloved by God, called saints
Secondly to further that Paul called them Gentiles by saying that he purpose to come unto them to have fruit among them as he had among OTHER Gentiles in verse 13. In saying that he relates them to the Greek and the Barbarians, in saying that he is ready to preach the Gospel to them in Rome also.
Which begs the question in whether or not they had the Gospel preached to them yet since he had not preached it to them and thought it urgent to do so.
Rom 1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
Rom 1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Rom 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
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