1 Corinthians 16:1-9 ▼

1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.

2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to set something aside, saving whatever he has prospered, so that no collections be made when I come.

3 And when I arrive, whomever you may approve, I will send them with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem,

4 and if it is fitting for me to go also, they will go with me.

5 But I will come to you after I go through Macedonia, for I am going through Macedonia;

6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I may go.

7 For I do not wish to see you now just in passing, for I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.

8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost,

9 for a wide and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.