Romans 15:20

but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,—not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on another's foundation,

Noyes Bible

In The 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:

In Context

19by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and in the country around even to Illyricum, I have fully made known the gospel of Christ;

21but, as it is written: “They, to whom no tidings concerning him came, shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand.”

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are God's field, ye are God's building.

Ephesians 2:20and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone;

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:18-22

The Apostle's Labours. ( a. d. 58.) 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. 18 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… Read the whole commentary →

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