Romans 15:18-22

15:18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience ¹  of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 15:19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 15:20 And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation, 15:21 but as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” ² 

Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans

15:22 This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

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¹ tn Grk “unto obedience.”

² sn A quotation from Isa 52:15.