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And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of ^(C1)goodness, filled with ^(C2)all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.

But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of ^(C1)the grace that was given to me ^(F1)from God,

to be ^(C1)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the ^(C2)gospel of God, so that my ^(C3)offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found ^(C1)reason for boasting in ^(C2)things pertaining to God.

^(C1)For I will not presume to speak of anything ^(F1)except what ^(C2)Christ has accomplished through me, ^(F2)resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,

in the power of ^(F1)(C1)signs and wonders, ^(C2)in the power of the Spirit; so that ^(C3)from Jerusalem and all around as ^(C4)far as Illyricum I have ^(F2)fully preached the gospel of Christ.

And in this way I aspired to ^(C1)preach the gospel, not where Christ was already known by name, ^(C2)so that I would not build on another person's foundation;

but just as it is written: "^(C1)THEY WHO HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ABOUT HIM WILL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD WILL UNDERSTAND."

For this reason ^(C1)I have often been prevented from coming to you;