Romans 15:18-22

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,

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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

but just as it is written: “They who have not been told about Him will see, And they who have not heard will understand.”

For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you;