Passage

Romans 15.20

Book: Romans · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. 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, 19. in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;"

"20. 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;"

"21. but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand. 22. Wherefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you:" (Romans 15:18-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. 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, 19. in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;"

"20. 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."

"21. But, as it is written, “They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven’t heard will understand.” 22. Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you," (Romans 15:18-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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 named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:"

"21. But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 22. For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. ^{much: or, many ways, or oftentimes}" (Romans 15:18-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, 19. in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;"

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

"21. but according as it hath been written, 'To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.' 22. Wherefore, also, I was hindered many times from coming unto you," (Romans 15:18-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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