[15:14] My friends: I myself feel sure that you are full of goodness, that you have all knowledge, and that you are able to teach one another.
[15:15] But in this letter I have been quite bold about certain subjects of which I have reminded you. I have been bold because of the privilege God has given me
[15:16] of being a servant of Christ Jesus to work for the Gentiles. I serve like a priest in preaching the Good News from God, in order that the Gentiles may be an offering acceptable to God, dedicated to him by the Holy Spirit.
[15:17] In union with Christ Jesus, then, I can be proud of my service for God.
[15:18] I will be bold and speak only about what Christ has done through me to lead the Gentiles to obey God. He has done this by means of words and deeds,
[15:19] by the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. And so, in traveling all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum, I have proclaimed fully the Good News about Christ.
[15:20] My ambition has always been to proclaim the Good News in places where Christ has not been heard of, so as not to build on a foundation laid by someone else.
[15:21] As the scripture says, “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”