{"id":2542,"date":"2013-09-25T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2022-04-23T07:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T13:26:58","slug":"1-corinthians-161-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=2542","title":{"rendered":"1 Corinthians 16:1-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2\u00a0<\/sup>On the first\u00a0day\u00a0of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>And when I come, whomever you approve by\u00a0your\u00a0letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>But if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia).<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may send me on my journey, wherever I go.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

collection (v.7) \u2014 a special offering to meet then then-current needs of those in Jerusalem \u2014 2 Corinthians 8-9<\/span><\/a>; Romans 15:26<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

as he may prosper (v.2) \u2014 based on income with no set percentage<\/h3>\n

with (v.6) \u2014 preposition “with” (here) indicates taking a special interest<\/h3>\n

on the way (v.7) \u2014 briefly<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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