Verse List for ROM 15:20

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B I ◄ ← Rom 15:20 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) I was eager to be preaching the good message wherever Messiah wasn’t known about, so that I wouldn’t be building on someone else’s foundations,

OET-LV and thus being _ambitious to _be _good _message _preaching, not where was _named chosen _one /messiah, in _order _that not on anothers foundation I _may _be _building,

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 & MSB 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.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB 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;

Moff my ambition always being to preach it only in places where there had been no mention of Christ's name, that I might not build on foundations laid by others,

Wymth making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation.

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 —

Drby 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;

SLT And so seeking the honour to announce the good news, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon a strange foundation:

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

KJB-1769 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

KJB-1611 Yea, so haue I striued to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build vpon another mans foundation:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps 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 myself to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should have built upon another mans foundation.)

Gnva 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 myself to preach the Gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should have built on another mans foundation.)

Cvdl 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 myself to preach ye/you_all Gospel, not where Christ’s name was known, lest I should build 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 myself to preach the gospel not where Christ was named lest I should have built on another mannes foundacion:)

Wycl 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 build upon anotheres ground, but as it is written,)

Luth 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 particularly/especially geflissen, the gospel to/for preaching, where of_Christ Name not known was, on/in/to that I not on/in/to a strangers reason(n) built)

ClVg Sic autem prædicavi Evangelium hoc, non ubi nominatus est Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum ædificarem:[fn]
(So however preachvi the_Gospel hoc, not/no where namesus it_is Christ/Messiah, not over foreign foundation to_buildm:)

SR-GNT οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη ˚Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπʼ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ, ‡

UGNT οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ’ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ;

SBL-GNT οὕτως δὲ ⸀φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπʼ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,

RP-GNT οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ' ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ·

TC-GNT οὕτω δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,