Now concerning ^athe collection for ^bthe saints, as ^cI have given order to ^dthe churches of ^eGalatia, even so do ye. ²Upon ^fthe first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, ^gas God hath ^hprospered him, ⁱthat there be no gatherings when I come.

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Footnotes

aSee Acts 24:17.
bSee Rom. 12:13.
cSee ch. 11:34.
dSee ch. 11:16.
eSee Acts 16:6.
f Acts 20:7. So Rev. 1:10.
gSo Baruch 1:6. 2 Cor. 8:3, 11.
iSo 2 Cor. 9:3.

Cross references

h 3 John 2.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now about the collection for the saints: Do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches. On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia. On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I gave directions about it to the churches of Galatia, so you do also. On the first day of the week, each one of you put aside something, saving up to whatever extent he has prospered, in order that whenever I come, at that time collections do not take place.