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17 Therefore in Christ Jesus I have (A)reason for boasting in (B)things pertaining to God. 18 For I will not be bold to speak of anything [a]except what (C)Christ has brought about through me, [b]leading to the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, 19 in the power of [c](D)signs and wonders, (E)in the power of the Spirit; so that (F)from Jerusalem and all around as (G)far as Illyricum I have [d]fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And in this way I make it my ambition to (H)proclaim the gospel, not where Christ was already named, (I)so that I would not build on another man’s foundation; 21 but as it is written,

(J)They who had no declaration of Him shall see,
And they who have not heard shall 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 attesting miracles
  4. Romans 15:19 Lit fulfilled

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:

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

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