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for I will be going through Macedonia. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me. <A name="11"></a><p class="hdg">Timothy and Apollos<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../philippians/2.htm#19">Philippians 2:19–30</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity. <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Concluding Exhortations<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Do everything in love. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men. <A name="20"></a><p class="hdg">Signature and Final Greetings<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../colossians/4.htm#15">Colossians 4:15–18</a>; <a href ="../2_thessalonians/3.htm#16">2 Thessalonians 3:16–18</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The churches in the province of Asia<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> send you greetings. <p class="reg"> Aquila and Prisca<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus. <p class="reg"> Amen.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> That is, Shavuot, the late spring feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; it is also known as <i>the Feast of Harvest</i><span class="thin"> </span> (see <a href="../exodus/23.htm#16">Exodus 23:16</a>) or <i>the Feast of Weeks</i><span class="thin"> </span> (see <a href="../exodus/34.htm#22">Exodus 34:22</a>).<br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Literally <i>in Asia</i><span class="thin"> </span>; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. <br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Prisca</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Priscilla</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../acts/18.htm#2">Acts 18:2</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Greek <i>Marana Tha!</i><span class="thin"> </span> from a transliteration of the Aramaic, an exclamation of approaching divine judgment<br><span class="fnverse">24</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> SBL, WH, and NA do not include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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