Romans 15:9-21

9and so that Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.

10Again it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people!

11And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him!

12And again, Isaiah says, The root of Jesse will appear, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles will hope in him.

13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

14My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

15Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God

16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God.

18For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles,

19by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.

20My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,

21but, as it is written, Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.