1 Corinthians 16:7

For I do not wish to see you, just now, by the way; for I hope to remain, some time, with you,—if, the Lord, permit.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

6And, with you, I may perhaps sojourn, or winter, that, ye, may set me forward, whithersoever I may be journeying.

8But I remain in Ephesus, until the Pentecost,

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Cross References

Jeremiah 10:23I know O Yahweh, That not to a son of earth, pertaineth his own path,—Not, to the man who walketh, also to direct his own steps.

Romans 1:10At all times in my prayers,—making supplication—if, by some means, even now, at any time, I may have a way opened, in the will of God, to come unto you;

2 Corinthians 1:15And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you,—in order that, a second joy, ye might have,—

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 →

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