15. Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God
16. to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17. Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God.
18. For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,
19. by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.
20. My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,
21. but, as it is written:Those who were not told about Him will see,and those who have not heard will understand.
22. That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.
23. But now I no longer have any work to do in these provinces, and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you