For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
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For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
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I will not se you now in my passage: but I trust to abyde a whyle with you yf God shall suffre me.
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For I will not see you nowe in my passage, but I trust to abide a while with you, if the Lord permit.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to 1 Corinthians 16:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 18:21 but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
- 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
- James 4:15 For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”
- Jeremiah 10:23 Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
- Romans 1:10 requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Proverbs 19:21 There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
- 2 Corinthians 1:15 In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 7 For I will not see you now by…
7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
Ver. 7. If the Lord permit] The Lord ordereth a good man’s goings, Psa 37:23; See Act 16:7-10 cf. Jas 4:13. It was rather rashness than valour in our Richard I, who being told (as he sat at supper) that the French king had besieged his town of Vernoil in Normandy, protested that he would not turn his back until he had confronted the French, And thereupon he caused the wall of his palace that was before him to be broken down toward the south, and went to the sea coast immediately into Normandy.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I will not see you in my passage into…
I will not see you in my passage into Macedonia, for then I shall have no time to stay long with you; and I hope to gain a time when I shall stay longer with you; but all this must be understood with submission to God’s will, who can hinder, and order my journeys, and determine my purposes, as he pleaseth. James teaches us, when we declare our resolutions to go to this or that place, to add:
If the Lord will; and our apostle observeth that rule, Rom 1:10.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For I will not see you now by the…
For I will not see you now by the way,.... Just to look upon them, and be gone, be like a wayfaring man that tarries but for a night:
but I trust to tarry a while with you; the whole winter season:
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if the Lord permit; submitting all to the will of God, at whose sovereign disposal he always was, and at whose beck and command he desired to be, and to do nothing, or be any where, but what was agreeable to the will of God.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain I will not see you now - Not till…
I will not see you now - Not till I have been in Macedonia.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. I will not see you now by…
Verse 7. I will not see you now by the way] From Ephesus to Corinth was merely across the AEgean Sea, and comparatively a short passage.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For I will not see you now by the…
For I will not see you now by the way - On the way to Macedonia. Something had occurred to change his mind, and to induce him to go to Macedonia by another way.
But I trust to tarry a while with you - That is, on my return from Macedonia, 1Co 16:5. Greek, “I hope to remain with you a little while.
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If the Lord permit - The apostle did not use the language of certainty and of confidence. He felt his dependence on God, and regarded all as under his direction; see the same form of expression in 1Co 4:19, and the note on that place.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain I will not see you now by the way--literally,…
I will not see you now by the way--literally, "I do not wish to see you this time in passing"; that is, to pay you now what would have to be a merely passing visit as I did in the second visit (Co2 12:14). In contrast to "a while," that is, some time, as the Greek might better be translated.
but--The oldest manuscripts read "for."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. I will—I purpose; not the auxiliary verb will,…
7. I will—I purpose; not the auxiliary verb will, but the verb to will.
Now by the way—He intends no flying, passing visit.
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Lord permit—See Jas_4:15.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. For I will not see you now by…
7. For I will not see you now by the way] See passages cited in note on 1Co_16:5, for the reason of this. St Paul feared that he might have to adopt some strong measures against those who resisted his authority, and he was very anxious to remain long enough at Corinth to obliterate every feeling of unkindness which those measures might be calculated to produce.
if the Lord permit] See Jas_4:15, and cf. ch. 1Co_4:19, and Heb_6:3.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) For I will not see you now by…
(7) For I will not see you now by the way.—Here again is a reference to his changed intention. (See 1Co_16:5.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For I will not see you now by the…
For I will not see you now by the way; rather, I do not wish to pay you a cursory visit now, as I had originally meant to do. If the Lord permit. The Christians made a rule of adding these phrases in sign of dependence upon God (2Co_4:1-9; Act_18:1; James. Heb_6:3)
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 7. For I will not now see you by…
7. For I will not now see you by the way. He will not sail direct across the Ægean Sea to Corinth, and go from thence to Macedonia. He would have to hurry away from Corinth too soon, unless he went to Macedonia first.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain For I do not wish to see you now…
For I do not wish to see you now by the way [merely as I pass through]; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit . [ Jam_4:15 ; Act_18:21 ; Heb_6:3 ; 1Co_4:19 ]
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 I do not wish to see you now
I do not wish to see you now
Paul is stating that he wants to visit for a long time later, not just for a short time soon.
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Pentecost
Paul would stay in Ephesus until this festival, which came in May or June, 50 days after Passover. He would then travel through Macedonia, and later try to arrive in Corinth before winter started in November.
a wide door has opened
Paul speaks of the opportunity God has given him to win people to the gospel as if it were a door that God had opened so he could walk through it. (See: Metaphor)
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