Romans 15:18
16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
- WEB
- For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
- ASV
- For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
- DARBY
- For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for [the] obedience of [the] nations, by word and deed,
- BLB
- For I will not dare to speak of anything that Christ did not work through me for the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
- ÅB
- For jeg vil ikke våge å tale om noe annet enn det Kristus har virket gjennom meg for å føre hedningene til lydighet, ved ord og handling,
- OTB
- For jeg vil ikke våge å tale om noe annet enn det Kristus har utført gjennom meg i å lede hedningene til å adlyde Gud ved ord og gjerning,
- B1930
- for jeg vil ikke driste mig til å tale om annet enn det som Kristus har virket ved mig for å føre hedningene til lydighet, ved ord og gjerning,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 15:12
Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
Read in contextRomans 1:5
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
Read in contextActs 21:19
And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
Read in contextProverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Read in contextGalatians 2:8
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
Read in contextRomans 16:26
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
Read in context2 Thessalonians 2:17
Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
Read in contextActs 15:4
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
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