1 Corinthians 16:2

1 Corinthians 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

Context of 1 Corinthians 16:2

1Now 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. 3When I arrive, I will send with letters those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.

1 Corinthians 16:2 word by word

κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου ἕκαστος ὑμῶν παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ τιθέτω θησαυρίζων ὅ τι ἐὰν εὐοδῶται, ἵνα μὴ ὅταν ἔλθω τότε λογεῖαι γίνωνται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Uponκατάkata · according toG2596
• the firstεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the weekσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• let every oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• of youσύsu · youG4771
• layτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• himἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• in storeθησαυρίζωthēsaurizō · to store upG2343
• asὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·τιςtis · oneG5100
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• hath prospered himεὐοδόωeuodoō · to get along wellG2137
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• there beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• noμήmē · notG3361
• gatheringsλογίαlogia · collectionG3048
• whenτότεtote · thenG5119
• ·ὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• I comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 16:2

• Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
• John 20:19When it was evening on that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight.
• Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard a loud voice behind me like a trumpet
• Genesis 26:12Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times what was sown. The Lord blessed him,
• Genesis 30:27But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor with you, stay. I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.”
• Genesis 32:10I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. Indeed, I crossed over the Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two camps.
• Genesis 33:11Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
• Deuteronomy 8:18but remember that the Lord your God gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm his covenant he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
• Deuteronomy 15:11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘Open your hand willingly to your poor and needy brother in your land.’
• 2 Chronicles 31:10The chief priest Azariah, of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began bringing the offering to the Lord’s temple, we have been eating and are satisfied and there is plenty left over because the Lord has blessed his people; this abundance is what is left over.”
• Haggai 2:16what state were you in? When someone came to a grain heap of twenty measures, it only amounted to ten; when one came to the winepress to dip fifty measures from the vat, it only amounted to twenty.
• Malachi 3:9You are suffering under a curse, yet you — the whole nation — are still robbing me.
• Mark 12:41Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could; she has anointed my body in advance for burial.
• Luke 16:10Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Upon the first day of the week - The apostle prescribes the most convenient and proper method of making this contribution. Every man was to feel it his duty to succor his brethren in distress. He was to do this according to the ability which God gave him. He was to do this at the conclusion of the week, when he had cast up his weekly earnings, and had seen how much God had prospered his labor. He was then to bring it on the first day of the week, as is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Upon the first day of the week - Greek, “On one of the Sabbaths.” The Jews, however, used the word Sabbath to denote the week; the period of seven days; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 18:12; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, John 20:19; compare Leviticus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:9. It is universally agreed that this here denotes the first day of the week, or the Lord‘s Day. Let every one of you - Let the collection be universal. Let each one esteem it his duty and his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Christians gathered on the first day of each week (see Acts 20:7) instead of the last day, as in the Old Testament (Exodus 20:8; 34:21; Isaiah 58:13–14). The first day was called the "Lord's Day," marking the day of the Lord's resurrection (Mark 16:9; Luke 24:13–15; John 20:19; Revelation 1:10). The amount of money to give was not specified. Paul later encouraged them to give as generously as possible (2 Corinthians 8:1–4; 9:6–13; compare Luke 12:33–34…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. first day of ... week--already kept sacred by Christians as the day of the Lord's resurrection, the beginning day both of the physical and of the new spiritual creations: it gradually superseded the Jewish sabbath on the seventh day (Psa 118:22-24; Joh 20:19, 26; Ac 20:7; Re 1:10). So the beginning of the year was changed from autumn to spring when Israel was brought out of Egypt. Three annual feasts, all typical of Christian truths, were directed to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 16:2

• Alms
• Beneficence
• Blessing
• Giving
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings