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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,
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18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done--
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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.
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19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
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20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel , not where Christ was named , lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
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20 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.
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21 But as it is written , To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see : and they that have not heard shall understand .
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21 Rather, as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."
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22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
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22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
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23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
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23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to see you,
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