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Romans 15:20-22
New Testament for Everyone
Romans 15:20-22
New Testament for Everyone
20 My driving ambition has been to announce the good news in places where the Messiah has not been named, so that I can avoid building on anyone else’s foundation. 21 Instead, as the Bible says,
People who hadn’t been told about him will see;
people who hadn’t heard will understand.
22 That’s why I have faced so many obstacles to stop me coming to you.
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Romans 15:20-22
New International Version
Romans 15:20-22
New International Version
20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(A) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(B) 21 Rather, as it is written:
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(D)
Footnotes
- Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)
Romans 15:20-22
New King James Version
Romans 15:20-22
New King James Version
20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (A)lest I should build on another man’s foundation, 21 but as it is written:
(B)“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”
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22 For this reason (C)I also have been much hindered from coming to you.
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Romans 15:20-22
King James Version
Romans 15:20-22
King James Version
20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
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Romans 15:20-22
English Standard Version
Romans 15:20-22
English Standard Version
20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, (A)lest I build on someone else's foundation, 21 but as it is written,
(B)“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”
Paul's Plan to Visit Rome
22 This is the reason why (C)I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
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