16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17 In Christ Jesus therefore I have reason to boast in my service to God.
18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and as far around as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 So I have strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, so that I should not build on another man’s foundation.
21 But as it is written: “To whom He was not announced, they shall see;and those who have not heard shall understand.”
22 For this reason also I was often hindered from coming to you.