Romans 15:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 15:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 15:20 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundati..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 15:20 — KJV
“Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:”
— Romans 15:20 (KJV)
Romans 15:20 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 15:20
“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. words: or, speech”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:20: preach, gospel, christ
“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:20: yea, where, build
“If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:20: gospel, christ, lest
“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:20: gospel, christ, lest
“And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. privately: or, severally”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:20: preach, gospel, lest
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