1 Corinthians 16:1-9 ▼

1 With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:

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.

3 Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

4 And if it seems advisable that I should go also, they will go with me.

5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia--for I will be going through Macedonia--

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.

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.

8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.