Romans 15:14-24

New American Standard Bible

¹⁴ And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of ^(A)goodness, filled with ^(B)all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. ¹⁵ But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of ^(C)the grace that was given to me ^[a]from God, ¹⁶ to be ^(D)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the ^(E)gospel of God, so that my ^(F)offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found ^(G)reason for boasting in ^(H)things pertaining to God. ^18 (I)For I will not presume to speak of anything ^[b]except what ^(J)Christ has accomplished through me, ^[c]resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, ¹⁹ in the power of ^[d](K)signs and wonders, ^(L)in the power of the Spirit; so that ^(M)from Jerusalem and all around as ^(N)far as Illyricum I have ^[e]fully preached the gospel of Christ. ²⁰ And in this way I aspired to ^(O)preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, ^(P)so that I would not build on another person’s foundation; ²¹ but just as it is written:

²² For this reason ^(R)I have often been prevented from coming to you; ²³ but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I ^(S)have had for many years a longing to come to you ²⁴ whenever I ^(T)go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be ^(U)helped on my way there by you, when I have first ^(V)enjoyed your company ^[f]for a while—