Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 16

(2 Corinthians 9:1–15)

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012theτῆςtēsG3588collectionλογείαςlogeiasG3048τῆςtēsG3588forεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are to doποιήσατε.poiēsateG4160asὥσπερ καὶhōsper kaiG2532 G5618I directedδιέταξαdietaxaG1299theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577τῆςtēsG3588of GalatiaΓαλατίας,GalatiasG1053:

2On the firstμίανmianG1520dayof everyκατὰkataG2596weekσαββάτουsabbatouG4521,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771should setτιθέτωtithetōG5087asideπαρ᾽ ἑαυτῷpar᾽ he'autōG3844 G1438a portionἐὰνeanG1437of his incomeεὐοδῶται,euodōtaiG2137,saving it upθησαυρίζωνthēsaurizōnG2343 G3754,so thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752I comeἔλθωelthōG2064τότεtoteG5119noμὴmēG3361collectionsλογεῖαιlogeiaiG3048will be neededγίνωνται.ginōntaiG1096.

3ThenδὲdeG1161,on my arrivalὅταν παραγένωμαι,hotan paragenōmaiG3752 G3854,I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992withδι᾽di᾽G1223thoseοὓς τούτουςhous toutousG3778 G3739you recommendἐὰν δοκιμάσητε,ean dokimasēteG1437 G1381to carryἀπενεγκεῖνapenegkeinG667yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588giftχάρινcharinG5485toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

4AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437it isᾖēG1510advisableἄξιονaxionG514forτοῦtouG3588meG2504to go alsoπορεύεσθαι,poreuesthaiG4198,they can travelπορεύσονται.poreusontaiG4198withσὺνsunG4862meG1473.

Paul’s Travel Plans

(Romans 15:23–33)

5AfterὅτανhotanG3752I go throughδιέλθω·dielthōG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,howeverδὲdeG1161,I will comeἐλεύσομαιeleusomaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771;forγὰρgarG1063I will be going throughδιέρχομαι,dierchomaiG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109.

6Perhapsδὲ τυχὸνde tuchonG1161 G5177I will stayπαραμενῶparamenōG3887withπρὸςprosG4314you awhileὑμᾶςhumasG4771,orἢēG2228evenκαὶkaiG2532spend the winterπαραχειμάσω,paracheimasōG3914,so thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771can helpπροπέμψητεpropempsēteG4311me on my journeyG1473,whereverοὗhouG3757I goἐὰν πορεύωμαι.ean poreuōmaiG1437 G4198.

7ForγὰρgarG1063I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309to seeG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771nowἄρτιartiG737onlyinἐνenG1722passingπαρόδῳparodōG3938γὰρgarG1063;I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to spendἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961someτινὰtinaG5100timeχρόνονchrononG5550withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,ifἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962permitsἐπιτρέψῃ.epitrepsēG2010.

8ButδὲdeG1161I will stayἐπιμενῶepimenōG1961inἐνenG1722EphesusἘφέσῳEphesōG2181untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193τῆςtēsG3588Pentecostπεντηκοστῆς·pentēkostēsG4005,

9becauseγάρgarG1063a greatμεγάληmegalēG3173doorθύραthuraG2374forκαὶkaiG2532effectiveἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756workhas openedἀνέῳγενaneōgenG455to meG1473,even thoughκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοί.¶polloiG4183opposeἀντικείμενοιantikeimenoiG480me.

Timothy and Apollos

(Philippians 2:19–30)

10δὲdeG1161IfἘὰνEanG1437TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,see to itβλέπετεblepeteG991thatἵναinaG2443he hasγένηταιgenētaiG1096nothing to fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870while he iswithπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς·humasG4771,forγὰρgarG1063he is doingἐργάζεταιergazetaiG2038theτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,just asὡςhōsG5613I amG2504.

11NoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100,thenοὖνounG3767,should treat him with contemptαὐτὸν ἐξουθενήσῃ·auton exouthenēsēG1848 G846δὲdeG1161.SendπροπέμψατεpropempsateG4311him on his wayαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515so thatἵναinaG2443he can returnἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρόςprosG4314meG1473,forγὰρgarG1063I am expectingἐκδέχομαιekdechomaiG1551himαὐτὸνautonG846along withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

12NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012ourτοῦtouG3588brotherἀδελφοῦ,adelphouG80ApollosἈπολλῶApollōG625:I strongly urgedπολλὰ παρεκάλεσαpolla parekalesaG3870 G4183himαὐτὸνautonG846toἵναinaG2443goἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶν·adelphōnG80καὶkaiG2532.He wasἦνēnG1510notοὐκoukG3756at allπάντωςpantōsG3843inclinedθέλημαthelēmaG2307toἵναinaG2443goἔλθῃ,elthēG2064nowνῦνnunG3568,butδὲdeG1161he will goἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752he has the opportunityεὐκαιρήσῃ.¶eukairēsēG2119.

Concluding Exhortations

13Be on the alertΓρηγορεῖτε,GrēgoreiteG1127.Stand firmστήκετεstēketeG4739inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστει,pisteiG4102.Be men of courageἀνδρίζεσθε,andrizestheG407.Be strongκραταιοῦσθε.krataioustheG2901.

14Doγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096everythingπάνταpantaG3956ὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26.

15You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734and hisτὴνtēnG3588householdοἰκίανoikianG3614wereἐστὶνestinG1510thefirst convertsἀπαρχὴaparchēG536τῆςtēsG3588in AchaiaἈχαΐαςAchaiasG882,andκαὶkaiG2532they have devotedἔταξανetaxanG5021themselvesἑαυτούς·he'autousG1438to theεἰςeisG1519serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248of theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40.NowδὲdeG1161I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80,

16toἵναinaG2443ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771καὶkaiG2532submitὑποτάσσησθεhupotassēstheG5293τοῖςtoisG3588to such as theseτοιούτοιςtoioutoisG5108,andκαὶkaiG2532to everyπαντὶpantiG3956τῷtōG3588fellow workerσυνεργοῦντιsunergountiG4903andκαὶkaiG2532laborerκοπιῶντι.¶kopiōntiG2872.

17δὲdeG1161I am glad thatΧαίρωChairōG5463StephanasΣτεφανᾶStephanaG4734καὶkaiG2532,FortunatusΦορτουνάτουPhortounatouG5415,andκαὶkaiG2532AchaicusἈχαϊκοῦ,AchaikouG883have arrivedἐπὶ τῇ παρουσίᾳepi tēa parousiaG1909 G3588 G3952,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778have suppliedἀνεπλήρωσαν·aneplērōsanG378whatτὸtoG3588was lackingὑστέρημαhusterēmaG5303from youG5212.

18ForγὰρgarG1063they refreshedἀνέπαυσανanepausanG373myG1699τὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588yours as wellὑμῶν.humōnG4771.Show your appreciationἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōsketeG1921,thereforeοὖνounG3767τοὺςtousG3588,to such menτοιούτους.¶toioutousG5108.

Signature and Final Greetings

(Colossians 4:15–18; 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18)

19TheαἱhaiG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577τῆςtēsG3588in the province of AsiaἈσίας.¶AsiasG773send you greetingsἈσπάζονται ὑμᾶςAspazontai humasG782 G4771.AquilaἈκύλαςAkulasG207andκαὶkaiG2532PriscaΠρίσκαPriskaG4251greetἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782youὑμᾶςhumasG4771warmlyπολλὰpollaG4183inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and so doesσὺνsunG4862theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ.¶ekklēsiaG1577that meetsatκατ᾽kat᾽G2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

20Allπάντες.¶pantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80heresend you greetingsἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶςaspazontai humasG782 G4771.GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240withἐνenG1722a holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

21ThisὉHoG3588greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783is in myτῇtēaG3588ownG1699handχειρὶcheiriG5495—PaulΠαύλου·PaulouG3972.

22IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does notοὐouG3756loveφιλεῖphileiG5368theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962,let him beἤτωētōG1510under a curseἀνάθεμα.anathemaG331.ComeG3134,O LordG3134!

23TheἩHēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.

24MyG1473ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26bewithμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.AmenG281.