Friday, May 20, 2016
1 Corinthians 16 NLT ~ Conclusion: Practical and Personal Matters
1 Corinthians 16 NLT
1 Now regarding your question about the
money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same
procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia.
2 On the first day of each week, you
should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until
I get there and then try to collect it all at once.
3 When I come, I will write letters of
recommendation for the messengers you choose to deliver your gift to
Jerusalem.
4 And if it seems appropriate for me to go
along, they can travel with me.
5 I am coming to visit you after I have
been to Macedonia, for I am planning to travel through Macedonia.
6 Perhaps I will stay awhile with you,
possibly all winter, and then you can send me on my way to my next
destination.
7 This time I don’t want to make just a
short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord
will let me.
8 In the meantime, I will be staying here
at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
9There is a wide-open door for a great work
here, although many oppose me.
10 When Timothy comes, don’t intimidate
him. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am.
11 Don’t let anyone treat him with
contempt. Send him on his way with your blessing when he returns to me. I
expect him to come with the other believers.
12 Now about our brother Apollos—I urged
him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right
now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity.
13 Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be
courageous. Be strong.
14 And do everything with love.
15 You know that Stephanas and his
household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are
spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and
sisters,
16 to submit to them and others like them
who serve with such devotion.
17 I am very glad that Stephanas,
Fortunatus, and Achaicus have come here. They have been providing the help you
weren’t here to give me.
18 They have been a wonderful encouragement
to me, as they have been to you. You must show your appreciation to all who
serve so well.
19 The churches here in the province of
Asia send greetings in the Lord, as do Aquila and Priscilla and all the others
who gather in their home for church meetings.
20 All the brothers and sisters here send
greetings to you. Greet each other with a sacred kiss.
21 HERE IS MY GREETING IN MY OWN
HANDWRITING—PAUL .
22 If anyone does not love the Lord, that
person is cursed. Our Lord, come!
23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with
you.
24 My love to all of you in Christ Jesus.
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