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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/romans/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/romans/15.htm">New International Version</a> I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— <a href="/nlt/romans/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. <a href="/esv/romans/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, <a href="/bsb/romans/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, <a href="/blb/romans/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me unto the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/kjv/romans/15.htm">King James Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, <a href="/nkjv/romans/15.htm">New King James Version</a> For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient— <a href="/nasb_/romans/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/nasb/romans/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/nasb77/romans/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/lsb/romans/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I will not be bold to speak of anything except what Christ has brought about through me, leading to the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/amp/romans/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I will not [even] presume to speak of anything except what Christ has done through me [as an instrument in His hands], resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles [to the gospel], by word and deed, <a href="/csb/romans/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles, <a href="/hcsb/romans/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed, <a href="/asv/romans/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/cev/romans/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In fact, all I will talk about is how Christ let me speak and work, so that the Gentiles would obey him. <a href="/erv/romans/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/gwt/romans/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm bold enough to tell you only what Christ has done through me to bring people who are not Jewish to obedience. By what I have said and done, <a href="/gnt/romans/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will be bold and speak only about what Christ has done through me to lead the Gentiles to obey God. He has done this by means of words and deeds, <a href="/isv/romans/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions, <a href="/msb/romans/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, <a href="/net/romans/15.htm">NET Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/nheb/romans/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the non-Jews, by word and deed, <a href="/wbt/romans/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, <a href="/wey/romans/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed, <a href="/web/romans/15.htm">World English Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, <a href="/blb/romans/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me unto the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, <a href="/ylt/romans/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, <a href="/slt/romans/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For I shall dare to speak nothing that Christ has not brought about by me, for the obedience of the nations, by word and by work,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/cpdv/romans/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ does not effect through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed, <a href="/nabre/romans/15.htm">New American Bible</a> For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to lead the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, <a href="/nrsvce/romans/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I can scarcely speak of anything which Christ has not wrought by me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> I dare not speak of anything to the audience of the Gentiles that The Messiah has not done through me by word and by works,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, by word and deed, in order to make the Gentiles obedient, <a href="/godbey/romans/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> for I will not dare to speak anything save those things which Christ has wrought through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed, <a href="/haweis/romans/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For I will not dare to say any thing of those things which Christ hath not wrought by my ministry, to engage the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/mace/romans/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for I will not offer to mention any thing, but what Christ has wrought by me, to make the Gentiles christians, both in profession and practice: <a href="/wey/romans/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed, <a href="/worrell/romans/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For I will venture to speak only of the things which God wrought through me for the obedience of the gentiles, by word and deed, <a href="/worsley/romans/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For I shall not go about to speak of any thing, but what Christ hath wrought by me, (to gain the obedience of the Gentiles,) both in word and deed: <a href="/parallel/romans/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=3734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/15.htm">Paul the Minister to the Gentiles</a> …17Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/5111.htm" title="5111: tolmēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To dare, endure, be bold, have courage, make up the mind. From tolma; to venture; by implication, to be courageous.">I will not presume</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalein (V-PNA) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">to speak</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">of anything</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">except</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GNP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">what</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/2716.htm" title="2716: kateirgasato (V-AIM-3S) -- From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion.">has accomplished</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in leading</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnōn (N-GNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">the Gentiles</a> <a href="/greek/5218.htm" title="5218: hypakoēn (N-AFS) -- Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission.">to obedience</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logō (N-DMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">by word</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: ergō (N-DNS) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">deed,</a> 19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/15-12.htm">Acts 15:12</a> The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm">2 Corinthians 12:12</a> The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance. <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">1 Corinthians 2:4-5</a> My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, / so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. <a href="/galatians/2-8.htm">Galatians 2:8</a> For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. <a href="/philippians/2-13.htm">Philippians 2:13</a> For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:5</a> because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake. <a href="/2_corinthians/10-13.htm">2 Corinthians 10:13-16</a> We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you. / We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ. / Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well, ... <a href="/acts/21-19.htm">Acts 21:19</a> Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5-6</a> Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. / And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. <a href="/acts/14-27.htm">Acts 14:27</a> When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a> so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard. <a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a> Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? <a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2</a> The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not worked by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,I will.<a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm">Proverbs 25:14</a> Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.<a href="/2_corinthians/10-13.htm">2 Corinthians 10:13-18</a> But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you… <a href="/2_corinthians/11-31.htm">2 Corinthians 11:31</a> The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.which.<a href="/mark/16-20.htm">Mark 16:20</a> And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.<a href="/acts/14-27.htm">Acts 14:27</a> And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.<a href="/acts/15-4.htm">Acts 15:4,12</a> And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them… to make.<a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a> By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:<a href="/romans/6-17.htm">Romans 6:17</a> But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.<a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Romans 16:26</a> But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:by word.<a href="/colossians/3-17.htm">Colossians 3:17</a> And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.<a href="/2_thessalonians/2-17.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:17</a> Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.<a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/21-5.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Agency</a> <a href="/romans/15-17.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/5-7.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Except</a> <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/acts/25-2.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/romans/1-9.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/romans/13-5.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Presume</a> <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Resulting</a> <a href="/romans/5-21.htm">Results</a> <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/acts/27-43.htm">Securing</a> <a href="/romans/12-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/acts/19-31.htm">Venture</a> <a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Win</a> <a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/15-17.htm">Work</a> <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/15-28.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-37.htm">Act</a> <a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Agency</a> <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">Dare</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">Deed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-14.htm">Except</a> <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-8.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-16.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/romans/16-19.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Obedient</a> <a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jude/1-9.htm">Presume</a> <a href="/colossians/2-2.htm">Resulting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Results</a> <a href="/romans/15-31.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-25.htm">Securing</a> <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-4.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-12.htm">Venture</a> <a href="/romans/16-26.htm">Win</a> <a href="/romans/16-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/romans/15-20.htm">Work</a> <a href="/romans/16-6.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-3.htm">Wrought</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 15</div>1. <a href="/romans/15-1.htm">The strong must bear with the weak.</a> 2. <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">We must not please ourselves;</a> 3. <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">for Christ did not so;</a> 7. <a href="/romans/15-7.htm">but receive one another, as Christ did us all;</a> 8. <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">both Jews and Gentiles;</a> 15. <a href="/romans/15-15.htm">Paul excuses his writing;</a> 28. <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">and promises to see them;</a> 30. <a href="/romans/15-30.htm">and requests their prayers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects the biblical principle that all glory belongs to God (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-31.htm">1 Corinthians 1:31</a>). Paul’s ministry to the Gentiles was a fulfillment of his calling as an apostle to the Gentiles (<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a>). This phrase underscores the importance of divine empowerment in Christian service, aligning with Jesus’ teaching in <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> that apart from Him, believers can do nothing.in leading the Gentiles to obedience Paul’s mission was to bring the Gentiles to faith and obedience, fulfilling the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>). The term "obedience" here implies not just belief but a life transformed by faith, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a>, where Paul speaks of bringing about the "obedience of faith." This reflects the early church's expansion beyond Jewish boundaries, a significant cultural and theological shift, as the Gentiles were historically seen as outside God’s covenant people (<a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a>).by word and deed Paul’s ministry was characterized by both proclamation and action. His preaching (word) was accompanied by a lifestyle and works (deed) that validated his message. This dual approach is consistent with <a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>, which emphasizes that faith without works is dead. Paul’s deeds included miracles and acts of service, which served as signs of the Kingdom of God and authenticated his apostolic authority (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm">2 Corinthians 12:12</a>). This holistic approach to ministry reflects the life of Jesus, who taught and performed miracles, demonstrating the power and love of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Romans, Paul is a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Central to Paul's message, Christ is the one through whom all accomplishments are made possible, emphasizing the divine source of Paul's ministry. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a> Non-Jewish people who were a primary focus of Paul's missionary work, highlighting the expansion of the Gospel beyond the Jewish community. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a> The destination of Paul's letter, Rome was a significant center of power and culture in the ancient world, representing a diverse audience for the Gospel. 5. <a href="/topical/o/obedience.htm">Obedience</a> A key theme in Paul's ministry, referring to the response of faith and action that the Gospel calls for among believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/christ-centered_ministry.htm">Christ-Centered Ministry</a> Emphasize that all accomplishments in ministry should be attributed to Christ, not personal ability or effort. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_response.htm">Obedience as a Response</a> Highlight the importance of obedience as a natural response to the Gospel, demonstrated through both word and deed. <a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a> Encourage believers to adopt a posture of humility, recognizing that any success in ministry is due to Christ's work through them. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a> Reflect on the significance of the Gospel being for all people, including Gentiles, and the call to reach diverse communities. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Challenge believers to live out their faith actively, ensuring that their deeds align with their words.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Nor in basing my claims upon this head do I go at all beyond my own proper province. I will take credit for no man's labours but my own. They have, indeed, been quite signal enough.I will not dare to speak.--I have a certain just and legitimate pride, but I shall not, therefore, presume to boast of successes of which others have been the instrument. All successes in the mission field are due ultimately to Christ; for some he has made use of me, for others of other men. I will confine myself to those in which I have been myself directly concerned.To make the Gentiles obedient.--Comp. <a href="/romans/1-5.htm" title="By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:">Romans 1:5</a>, "for obedience to the faith among all nations" (i.e., to bring over all the Gentiles into obedience to the faith; see Note).By word and deed.--This goes with the phrase "wrought by me," and signifies "either by preaching or by miracles."It will be seen that the structure of this verse is not, in a rhetorical sense, quite elegant. The Apostle uses a negative form of sentence where a positive form would seem to be more appropriate. Instead of saying, "I will confine myself to what Christ has wrought by me," he says, "I will not speak of what Christ has not wrought by me," though the description which follows is that of his own ministry.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 18, 19. - For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought through me unto the obedience of the Gentiles (meaning, I will not dare to speak, of any mere doings of my own, but only of those in which the power of Christ working through my ministry has been displayed) by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders (i.e. displays of miraculous power. It is noteworthy how St. Paul alludes incidentally in his letters to such "signs and wonders" having accompanied his ministry, as to something familiar and acknowledged, so as to suggest the idea of their having been more frequent than we might gather from the Acts of the Apostles. Had the alleged "signs and wonders" been unreal, we might have expected them to be made more of in the subsequent narrative of an admirer than in contemporary letters), by the power of the Spirit of God (al. the Holy Spirit. This power, if taken as distinct from that of signs and wonders, may denote the power of the Holy Spirit displayed in the conversion of believers, and the gifts bestowed upon them); so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached (literally, I have fulfilled) the gospel of Christ. In thus designating the sphere of his ministry the apostle is denoting its local extent, rather than the course he had taken. He had, in fact, preached first at Damascus (<a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Acts 9:20</a>), and afterwards at Jerusalem (<a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Acts 9:29</a>); but he mentions Jerusalem first, as being the original home of the gospel in the East, and, indeed, the first scene of his own preaching in fellowship with the original apostles. Thence he had extended it in various quarters (for the meaning of κύκλῳ - trans. "round about" - cf. <a href="/mark/6-6.htm">Mark 6:6</a>; <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12</a>), and carried it into Europe, Illyricum being the western limit so far reached. It is true that there is no mention in the Acts of his having actually visited Illyria. In the journey of <a href="/acts/17.htm">Acts 17</a>. he plainly got no further west than Betted, which is, however, not far off; and he might possibly mean here only to say that he had extended the gospel to the borders of Illyricum, but for the word πεπληρωκέναι, and his seeming to imply afterwards (ver. 23) that he had gone as far as he could in those regions, and consequently contemplated a journey to Spain. Hence, the narrative of Acts not being an exhaustive history, it may be supposed that he had on some occasion extended his operations from Macedonia to Illyricum, as he may well have done on his visit to the latter mentioned in <a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Acts 20:1-3</a>, where διελθὼν τὰ μέρη ἐκεῖνα allows for a visit into Illyricum. <a href="/commentaries/romans/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I will not presume τολμήσω (tolmēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5111.htm">Strong's 5111: </a> To dare, endure, be bold, have courage, make up the mind. From tolma; to venture; by implication, to be courageous. to speak λαλεῖν (lalein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. of anything τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. except οὐ (ou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. what ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. Christ Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. has accomplished κατειργάσατο (kateirgasato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2716.htm">Strong's 2716: </a> From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. me ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. in leading εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] Gentiles ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. to obedience ὑπακοὴν (hypakoēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5218.htm">Strong's 5218: </a> Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission. by word λόγῳ (logō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. deed, ἔργῳ (ergō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/romans/15-18.htm">Romans 15:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/romans/15-18.htm">NT Letters: Romans 15:18 For I will not dare to speak (Rom. 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