1 Corinthians 16:7
5 Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
- KJV
- For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- WEB
- For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
- ASV
- For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- DARBY
- For I will not see you now in passing, for I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord permit.
- BLB
- For I do not want to see you⁺ now in passing; for I hope to remain a certain time with you⁺, if the Lord might permit.
- ÅB
- For jeg tenker ikke å se dere nå på gjennomreisen; for jeg håper å bli en tid hos dere, om Herren tillater det.
- OTB
- For jeg ønsker ikke å se dere nå bare kort; jeg håper å bli hos dere en tid, hvis Herren tillater det.
- B1930
- For jeg tenker ikke å se eder nu på gjennemreisen; for jeg håper å bli nogen tid hos eder, om Herren tillater det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 18:21
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
Read in contextJames 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:19
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
Read in contextRomans 1:10
Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:23
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Read in contextProverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:15
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
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