Romans 15:15-22

New King James Version

¹⁵ Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, ^(A)because of the grace given to me by God, ¹⁶ that ^(B)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the ^(C)offering ^[a]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus ^(D)in the things which pertain to God. ¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any of those things ^(E)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, ^(F)to make the Gentiles obedient— ^19 (G)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. ²⁰ And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, ^(H)lest I should build on another man’s foundation, ²¹ but as it is written:

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²² For this reason ^(J)I also have been much hindered from coming to you.