20and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —


In Context

17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,

18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;

20 and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —

21 but according as it hath been written, 'To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'

22 Wherefore, also, I was hindered many times from coming unto you,

Romans 15:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:20It 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:20And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:20And so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:20Yes, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation: