Romans 15:17-21
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17 Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus(A) regarding what pertains to God.(B) 18 For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me(C) by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles, 19 by the power of miraculous signs and wonders,(D) and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem(E) all the way around to Illyricum.[a](F) 20 My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named,(G) so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,(H) 21 but, as it is written,
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Romans 15:17-21
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17 Therefore, in the Messiah[a] Jesus I have the right to boast about my work for God. 18 For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah[b] has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit,[c] I have fully proclaimed the gospel of the Messiah[d] from Jerusalem as far as Illyricum. 20 My one ambition is to proclaim the gospel where the name of the Messiah[e] is not known, so I don’t[f] build on someone else’s foundation. 21 Rather, as it is written,
“Those who were never told about him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”[g]
Footnotes
- Romans 15:17 Or Christ
- Romans 15:18 Or Christ
- Romans 15:19 Other mss. read of the Holy Spirit
- Romans 15:19 Or Christ
- Romans 15:20 Or Christ
- Romans 15:20 Lit. known, lest I
- Romans 15:21 Isa 52:15
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