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Romans 15:20
Romans 15:20 is verse 20 of Romans chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
King James Version
Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
World English Bible
yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.
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Romans 15:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
20 In this way I have aspired 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 That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Corinthians 10:14We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:15Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
2 Corinthians 10:16so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
1 Corinthians 3:11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
1 Corinthians 3:13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
1 Corinthians 3:14If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
1 Corinthians 3:15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
2 Corinthians 10:13We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Ephesians 2:21In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Ephesians 2:22And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.