14 My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other.
15 But I have spoken to you plainly and have tried to remind you of some things. God treated me with undeserved grace!
16 He chose me to be a servant of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and to do the work of a priest in the service of his good news. God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him.
17 Because of Christ Jesus, I can take pride in my service for God.
18 In fact, all I will talk about is how Christ let me speak and work, so that the Gentiles would obey him.
19 Indeed, I will tell how Christ worked miracles and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. I have preached the good news about him all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum.
20 But I have always tried to preach where people have never heard about Christ. I am like a builder who doesn't build on someone else's foundation.