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,

Those who were not told about him will see,
and those who have not heard will understand.[b](I)

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  1. 15:19 A Roman province northwest of Greece on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea
  2. 15:21 Is 52:15

17 Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found (A)reason for boasting in (B)things pertaining to God. 18 (C)For I will not presume to speak of anything [a]except what (D)Christ has accomplished through me, [b]resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, 19 in the power of [c](E)signs and wonders, (F)in the power of the Spirit; so that (G)from Jerusalem and all around as (H)far as Illyricum I have [d]fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And in this way I aspired to (I)preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, (J)so that I would not build on another person’s foundation; 21 but just as it is written:

(K)They who have not been told about Him will see,
And they who have not heard will understand.”

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  1. Romans 15:18 Lit which Christ has not accomplished
  2. Romans 15:18 Lit to the obedience
  3. Romans 15:19 Or confirming miracles
  4. Romans 15:19 Lit fulfilled