1 Corinthians 16:7
For I wish not to see you now, in passing; for I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord permit.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
In Context
8But I shall remain at Ephesus until the Pentecost.
Cross References
Romans 1:10making request, if haply now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was desirous to come to you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 16:6-10
Paul Promises to Visit Corinth. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 7 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. In this passage the apostle… Read the whole commentary →