20It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation.
20It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation.
17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done- -
19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation.
21 Rather, as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
15:20And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.
15:20yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;
15:20and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;
15:20yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;
15:20And so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
15:20yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation.
15:20and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —
15:20Yes, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation: