Romans 15:14-26

English Standard Version

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

¹⁴^(A)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,^[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^(B)all knowledge and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^(C)because of the grace given me by God ¹⁶to be ^(D)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(E)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(F)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(G)reason to be proud of ^(H)my work for God. ¹⁸For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(I)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(J)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ¹⁹^(K)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(L)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(M)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(N)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹but as it is written,

^(O)“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²²This is the reason why ^(P)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(Q)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(R)to Spain, and ^(S)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. ²⁵At present, however, ^(T)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. ²⁶For ^(U)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.