1 Now about the collection for God's holy people; you are to do the same as I prescribed for the churches in Galatia.
2 On the first day of the week, each of you should put aside and reserve as much as each can spare; do not delay the collection till I arrive.
3 When I come, I will send to Jerusalem with letters of introduction those people you approve to deliver your gift;
4 if it is worth my going too, they can travel with me.
5 In any case, I shall be coming to you after I have passed through Macedonia, as I have to go through Macedonia;
6 and I may be staying some time with you, perhaps wintering, so that you can start me on my next journey, wherever I may be going.
7 I do not want to make only a passing visit to you, and I am hoping to spend quite a time with you, the Lord permitting.
8 But I shall remain at Ephesus until Pentecost,
9 for a very promising door is standing wide open to me and there are many against us.
10 If Timothy comes, make sure that he has nothing to fear from you; he is doing the Lord's work, just as I am,
11 and nobody is to underrate him. Start him off in peace on his journey to come on to me: the brothers and I are waiting for him.
12 As for our brother Apollos, I urged him earnestly to come to you with the brothers, but he was quite firm that he did not want to go yet, and he will come when he finds an opportunity.
13 Be vigilant, stay firm in the faith, be brave and strong.
14 Let everything you do be done in love.
15 There is something else I must urge you to do, brothers. You know how Stephanas' family have been the first-fruits of Achaia and have devoted themselves to the service of God's holy people;
16 I ask you in turn to put yourselves at the service of people like this and all that work with them in this arduous task.
17 I am delighted that Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus have arrived; they have made up for your not being here.
18 They have set my mind at rest, just as they did yours; you should appreciate people like them.
19 The churches of Asia send their greetings. Aquila and Prisca send their best wishes in the Lord, together with the church that meets in their house.
20 All the brothers send their greetings. Greet one another with the holy kiss.
21 This greeting is in my own hand-PAUL.
22 If there is anyone who does not love the Lord, a curse on such a one. Maran atha.
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
24 My love is with you all in Christ Jesus.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Corinthians, 16:
Chapter 16 of 1 Corinthians deals with some practical issues related to the collection of offers for the saints in Jerusalem, travel plans and final greetings. Also, there is a final exhortation about the importance of doing everything with love. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Acts 20:35: "In everything I have shown to you that, working so, it is necessary to assist the sick and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said," More blessed thing is to give than to receive. " This verse highlights the importance of helping the needy and reinforces the idea of collecting offers to the saints in Jerusalem, mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:1-4.
2 Corinthians 8:4: "Asking us, with many rogos, that we accepted the grace and communication of this service, which was done with the saints." This verse also relates to the collection of offers to the saints in Jerusalem and emphasizes the generosity of Christians to help the needy.
Romans 15:25-26: "But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. Because it seemed good to Macedonia and Achaia make a collection to the poor among the saints in Jerusalem." This verse refers to the same collection of offerings to the saints in Jerusalem mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 and highlights how this help was seen as a responsibility of the whole church.
2 Timothy 4:20: "Erasto was in Corinth, and I left sick trophy in Miletus." This verse relates to the section of travel plans in 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 and shows that the people mentioned in these verses were real and acted in the ministry.
1 Corinthians 16:14: "All your things are done with love." This is the last verse of the chapter and highlights the importance of doing all things with love, an exhortation that permeates the whole book of 1 Corinthians.
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