Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
Romans 15:20
In 9 translations
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- 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;
- LSV
- and so counting it honor to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named—that on another’s foundation I might not build—
- YLT
- and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named — that upon another's foundation I might not build —
- DBY
- and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;
- DRC
- And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.
- GNV
- Yea, so I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should haue built on another mans foundation.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read φιλοτιμούμενον (“being ambitious”); Tregelles read φιλοτιμοῦμαι (“being ambitious”).
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- SBLGNT: φιλοτιμούμενον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read φιλοτιμούμενον; Tregelles read φιλοτιμοῦμαι.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπʼ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,
- RP2018
- οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ·
- TR-Boyd
- οὕτω δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾿ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ·
- SCR1894
- ουτως δε φιλοτιμουμενον ευαγγελιζεσθαι ουχ οπου ωνομασθη χριστος ινα μη επ αλλοτριον θεμελιον οικοδομω
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- 2 Corinthians 10:13–16We, 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. We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you.…
- 1 Corinthians 3:9–15For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. By 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…
- Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him you too are being…
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