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Text -- 1 Corinthians 16:1-17 (NET)
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A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians
16:1 With regard to the collection for the saints , please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia :
16:2 On the first day of the week , each of you should set aside some income and save it to the extent that God has blessed you, so that a collection will not have to be made when I come .
16:3 Then , when I arrive , I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem .
16:4 And if it seems advisable that I should go also , they will go with me .
Paul’s Plans to Visit
16:5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia – for I will be going through Macedonia –
16:6 and perhaps I will stay with you , or even spend the winter , so that you can send me on my journey , wherever I go .
16:7 For I do not want to see you now in passing , since I hope to spend some time with you , if the Lord allows .
16:8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost ,
16:9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me , but there are many opponents .
16:10 Now if Timothy comes , see that he has nothing to fear among you , for he is doing the Lord’s work , as I am too.
16:11 So then , let no one treat him with contempt . But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me . For I am expecting him with the brothers .
16:12 With regard to our brother Apollos : I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers , but it was simply not his intention to come now . He will come when he has the opportunity .
Final Challenge and Blessing
16:13 Stay alert , stand firm in the faith , show courage , be strong .
16:14 Everything you do should be done in love .
16:15 Now , brothers and sisters , you know about the household of Stephanus , that as the first converts of Achaia , they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints . I urge you
16:16 also to submit to people like this , and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard .
16:17 I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus , Fortunatus , and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
CORINTHIANS, FIRST EPISTLE TO THE |
Stephanas |
ALMS |
Sabbath |
Corinth |
COLLECTION |
Timothy |
Church |
Romans, Epistle to the |
Giving |
Fortunatus |
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5 |
HEBREWS, EPISTLE TO THE |
Liberality |
Apollos |
Achaicus |
Beneficence |
TROPHIMUS |
TITUS |
GATHER |
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