Romans 15:17-24

English Standard Version

¹⁷In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(A)reason to be proud of ^(B)my work for God. ¹⁸For 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; ²⁰and 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, ²¹but as it is written,

^(I)“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 ^(J)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 ^(K)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(L)to Spain, and ^(M)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.