Romans 15:17-21
English Standard Version
17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have (A)reason to be proud of (B)my work for God. 18 For 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; 20 and 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, 21 but as it is written,
(I)“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”
Romans 15:17-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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) to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed, 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 good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem(E) all the way around to Illyricum.[a](F) 20 My aim is to evangelize 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 15:19 A Roman province northwest of Greece on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea
- Romans 15:21 Is 52:15
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