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Romans 15:20
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18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things awhich Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, bto make the Gentiles obedient—  
19 ain mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.  
20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, alest I should build on another man’s foundation,  
21 but as it is written:
a“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”  

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22 For this reason aI also have been much hindered from coming to you.  
23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and ahaving a great desire these many years to come to you,  
Verse Comparison: Romans 15:20

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American Standard Version
yea, 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;

Amplified® Bible
Thus my ambition has been to preach the Gospel, not where Christ's name has already been known, lest I build on another man's foundation;

Contemporary English Version
But I have always tried to preach where people have never heard about Christ. I am like a builder who doesn't build on anyone else's foundation.

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

Good News Bible
My ambition has always been to proclaim the Good News in places where Christ has not been heard of, so as not to build on a foundation laid by someone else.

International Standard Version
My one ambition is to proclaim the gospel where the name of Christ is not known, lest I build 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:

New American Standard Bible
And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was {already} named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation;

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where they already named Christ , so that I would not build on another man's foundation;

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

New English Translation
And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,


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