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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.

Context of 1 Corinthians 16:2

1Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 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. 3And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany 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 24:1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.
• John 20:19On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.
• Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet
• Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him,
• Genesis 30:27But Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your sight, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you.
• Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.
• Genesis 33:11Please accept my blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." Thus he urged him, and he took it.
• Deuteronomy 8:18You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
• Deuteronomy 15:11For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'
• 2 Chronicles 31:10Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, "Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left."
• Haggai 2:16how did you fare? When one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty.
• Malachi 3:9You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
• Mark 12:41And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial.
• Luke 16:10"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest 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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• Poor

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• Sabbath

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