Romans 15:18

King James Version (KJV)

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,

Translations

Romans 15:18 - Amplified Bible

For [of course] I will not venture (presume) to speak thus of any work except what Christ has actually done through me [as an instrument in His hands] to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed,

Romans 15:18 - American Standard Version

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,

Romans 15:18 - Bible in Basic English

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

Romans 15:18 - Darby Bible

For I will not dare to speak anything of the things which Christ has not wrought by me, for [the] obedience of [the] nations, by word and deed,

Romans 15:18 - English Standard Version

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,

Romans 15:18 - King James Version

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,

Romans 15:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque no me atreveré a hablar de nada sino de lo que Cristo ha hecho por medio de mì para la obediencia de los gentiles, en palabra y en obra,

Romans 15:18 - The Message

Romans 15:18 - New American Standard Bible

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,

Romans 15:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque no me atreveré a hablar de nada sino de lo que Cristo ha hecho por medio de mì para la obediencia de los Gentiles, en palabra y en obra,

Romans 15:18 - World English Bible

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,

Romans 15:18 - Young's Living Translation

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,

Romans 15:18 - Additional Comments

Here Paul gives some information about he has accomplished. This is not vanity here, because he acknowledges it is fully from God (vs 19 - "by the power of the Spirit of God"), and he does it to glorify God, and not himself - that is the key difference. If only we could give our yearly self-appraisal at work in the same way - "Here is what God has done through me this year!" Paul tells us in 1 Cor 1:31 that when we glory, we are to glory in the Lord, as we see in Psalm 115:1. We are not to seek glory for ourselves, even though we enjoy praise. It is so difficult not to want accolades. Most of us don't really get them very often, and when we do we really enjoy them. Whenever we hear a compliment, we should think look what God has done through me, rather than what I have done (for, what do you have that you did not receive? 1 Cor 4:7).

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