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ROMANS 15:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
Rom 15:19Rom 15:21
Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:
It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. — Philotimeomai (to love honor, strive zealously) to euangelizesthai (to proclaim the gospel) where Christos ou ōnomatisthē (Christ was not named, not known). Hina mē (so that not) ep' allotriō themelió (upon another's foundation) oikodomeō (build). Paul's pioneer strategy: reach unreached territories.
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Paul's Ambition to Pioneer
Paul reveals his strategy: 'It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation.' He's seeking frontier work, n...
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