16Now concerning¹ ^ethe collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. ²On ^fthe first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, ^gas he may prosper, ^hso that there will be no collecting when I come. ³And when I arrive, I will send ⁱthose whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. ⁴If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.

Plans for Travel

⁵^jI will visit you after passing through ^kMacedonia, for ^lI intend to pass through Macedonia, ⁶and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may ^mhelp me on my journey, wherever I go. ⁷For I do not want to see you now ⁿjust in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, ^oif the Lord permits. ⁸But I will stay in Ephesus until ^pPentecost, ⁹for ^qa wide door for effective work has opened to me, and ^rthere are many adversaries.

¹⁰^sWhen Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for ^the is doing ^uthe work of the Lord, as I am. ¹¹So ^vlet no one despise him. ^wHelp him on his way ^xin peace, that he may return to me, for I am expecting him with the brothers.

Final Instructions

¹²Now concerning ^your brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will² to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.

¹³^zBe watchful, ^astand firm in the faith, ^bact like men, ^cbe strong. ¹⁴^dLet all that you do be done in love.

¹⁵Now I urge you, brothers³—you know that ^ethe household⁴ of Stephanas were ^fthe first converts⁵ in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves ^gto the service of the saints— ¹⁶^hbe subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. ¹⁷I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for ⁱyour absence, ¹⁸for they ^jrefreshed my spirit as well as yours. ^kGive recognition to such people.

Greetings

¹⁹The churches of Asia send you greetings. ^lAquila and Prisca, together with ^mthe church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. ²⁰All the brothers send you greetings. ⁿGreet one another with a holy kiss.

²¹I, Paul, write ^othis greeting with my own hand. ²²If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be ^paccursed. Our Lord, come!⁶ ²³^qThe grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. ²⁴My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

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Footnotes

1The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1; also verse 12
2Or God’s will for him
3Or brothers and sisters; also verse 20
4Greek house
5Greek the firstfruits
6Greek Maranatha (a transliteration of Aramaic)

Cross references

eSee Acts 24:17
f Acts 20:7; [Rev. 1:10]
g 2 Cor. 8:3, 11
h 2 Cor. 9:3
i[2 Cor. 8:18, 19]
jSee ch. 4:19
kSee Acts 16:9
l Acts 19:21
mver. 11; See Acts 15:3
n[2 Cor. 1:15, 16]
och. 4:19; Acts 18:21; James 4:15
pSee Acts 2:1
qSee Acts 14:27
r Acts 19:9
sch. 4:17; [2 Cor. 1:1]
t Rom. 16:21; 1 Thess. 3:2; [Phil. 2:20, 22]
uSee ch. 15:58
v 1 Tim. 4:12; [Titus 2:15]
wver. 6
x Acts 15:33
ySee Acts 18:24
zSee Matt. 24:42
a Gal. 5:1; Phil. 1:27; 4:1; 1 Thess. 3:8; 2 Thess. 2:15; See ch. 15:1
b 1 Sam. 4:9; 2 Sam. 10:12; Isa. 46:8
c Eph. 3:16; [Eph. 6:10; Col. 1:11]
dch. 14:1
ech. 1:16
f[Rom. 16:5]
gSee Rom. 15:31
h 1 Thess. 5:12; Heb. 13:17
i Phil. 2:30; [2 Cor. 11:9; Philem. 13]
j 2 Cor. 7:13; [Rom. 15:32; Philem. 7, 20]
k Phil. 2:29; 1 Thess. 5:12
lSee Acts 18:2
mSee Rom. 16:5
nSee Rom. 16:16
o Col. 4:18; 2 Thess. 3:17; [Rom. 16:22; Gal. 6:11; Philem. 19]
pSee Rom. 9:3
q Rom. 16:20