Romans 15:17-23

English Standard Version

¹⁷ In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(A)reason to be proud of ^(B)my work for God. ¹⁸ For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(C)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(D)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ^19 (E)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(F)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(G)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰ and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(H)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹ but as it is written,

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²² This is the reason why ^(J)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³ But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(K)since I have longed for many years to come to you,