ROM 15:20 Parallel View

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ULT but in this way, counting it honor to proclaim the gospel, not where Christ has been named, in order that I might not build upon another man’s foundation.

UST And so, I aspire to preach the good news where people have never heard about the Messiah Jesus. I desire this in order to not interfere with someone else’s work, as if I were building something where another person had already laid the foundation.

BSB § In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

BLB and thus being ambitious to preach the gospel where Christ had not been named, so that I might not build upon another's foundation.

AICNT And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another's foundation,

OEB yet always with the ambition to tell the good news where Christ’s name had not previously been heard, so as to avoid building on another’s foundations.

WEB 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.

WMB yes, making it my aim to proclaim the Good News, not where Messiah was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.

NET And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’s foundation,

LSV and so counting it honor to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named—that on another’s foundation I might not build—

FBV In fact I was keen to spread the good news in places that hadn't heard the name of Christ, so that I wouldn't be building on what others have done.

TCNT And in this way I aspire to preach the gospel where the name of Christ has not been heard, so that I do not build upon another's foundation,

T4T As I proclaim that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it in places where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that as I work for God I might not be continuing the work for him that someone else already started [MET]. I do not want to be like a man who builds a house on someone else’s foundation.

LEB And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,

BBE Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

MOF No MOF ROM book available

ASV 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;

DRA And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.

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

DBY and so aiming to announce the glad tidings, not where Christ has been named, that I might not build upon another's foundation;

RV 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;

WBS And so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

KJB Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

BB So haue I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospell, not where Christe was named, lest I shoulde haue buylt vpon an other mans foundation.
(So have I enforced my self to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should have buylt upon an other mans foundation.)

GNV Yea, so I enforced my selfe to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should haue built on another mans foundation.
(Yea, so I enforced my self to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another mans foundation. )

CB So haue I enforced myselfe to preach ye Gospell, not where Christes name was knowne, lest I shulde buylde on another mans foundacion,
(So have I enforced myselfe to preach ye/you_all Gospel, not where Christ’s name was known, lest I should buylde on another mans foundacion,)

TNT So have I enforsed my selfe to preache the gospell not where Christ was named lest I shuld have bylt on another mannes foundacion:
(So have I enforsed my self to preach the gospel not where Christ was named lest I should have bylt on another mannes foundacion: )

WYC And so Y haue prechid this gospel, not where Crist was named, lest Y bilde vpon anotheres ground, but as it is writun,
(And so I have preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I bilde upon anotheres ground, but as it is written,)

LUT und mich sonderlich geflissen, das Evangelium zu predigen, wo Christi Name nicht bekannt war, auf daß ich nicht auf einen fremden Grund bauete
(and me sonderlich geflissen, the Evangelium to predigen, wo Christi Name not bekannt war, on that I not on a fremden Grund bauete)

CLV Sic autem prædicavi Evangelium hoc, non ubi nominatus est Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum ædificarem:[fn]
(So however prædicavi Evangelium hoc, not/no ubi nominatus it_is Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum ædificarem:)

15.20 Non ubi nominatus, etc. Quia sciebat pseudoapostolos et alios sub nomine Christi falsa docere, quod postea corrigere maximi erat laboris; ideo sollicitus erat prævenire, et veritatem integre tradere, ubi nondum erat nuntiatus Christus; quod testimonio prophetæ probat.

15.20 Non ubi nominatus, etc. Quia sciebat pseudoapostolos and alios under nomine Christi falsa docere, that postea corrigere maximi was laboris; ideo sollicitus was prævenire, and words integre tradere, ubi nondum was nuntiatus Christus; that testimonio prophetæ probat.

UGNT οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ;
(houtōs de filotimoumenon euangelizesthai, ouⱪ hopou ōnomasthaʸ Ⱪristos, hina maʸ ep’ allotrion themelion oikodomō?)

SBL-GNT οὕτως δὲ ⸀φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπʼ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,
(houtōs de ⸀filotimoumenon euangelizesthai ouⱪ hopou ōnomasthaʸ Ⱪristos, hina maʸ epʼ allotrion themelion oikodomō, )

TC-GNT οὕτω δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ·
(houtō de filotimoumenon euangelizesthai, ouⱪ hopou ōnomasthaʸ Ⱪristos, hina maʸ ep᾽ allotrion themelion oikodomō; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι

being_ambitious /to_be/_gospel_preaching

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “I am counting it an honor to proclaim the gospel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

φιλοτιμούμενον

being_ambitious

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “counting it honorable”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός

/to_be/_gospel_preaching not where /was/_named Christ

The clause not where Christ has been named indicates the kind of places where Paul would not proclaim the gospel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this more explicit. Alternate translation: “to proclaim the gospel in places other than where Christ has been named”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὠνομάσθη Χριστός

/was/_named Christ

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people have named Christ”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὠνομάσθη Χριστός

/was/_named Christ

Here, has been named refers to speaking someone’s name. It does not refer to giving someone a name. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Christ’s name has been spoken” or “Christ’s name has been heard”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ

not on another’s foundation ˱I˲_/may_be/_building

Paul speaks of his work of preaching the gospel and making disciples as if he were building a house on a foundation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “I might not continue doing the work that another man has already begun” or “I might not be like someone who builds upon another man’s foundation”

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