1 Corinthians 16:3

1 Corinthians 16:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when I arrive, I will send those whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when I come, whomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Corinthians 16:3

1Now, concerning the money to be collected for God’s people ⌞in Jerusalem⌟: I want you to do as I directed the churches in Galatia. 2Every Sunday each of you should set aside some of your money and save it. Then money won’t have to be collected when I come. When I come, I will give letters of introduction to the people whom you choose. You can send your gift to Jerusalem with them. 4If I think it’s worthwhile for me to go, they can go with me. 5After I go through the province of Macedonia, I’ll visit you. (I will be going through Macedonia.)

1 Corinthians 16:3 word by word

ὅταν δὲ παραγένωμαι, οὓς ἐὰν δοκιμάσητε, δι᾽ ἐπιστολῶν τούτους πέμψω ἀπενεγκεῖν τὴν χάριν ὑμῶν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• I comeπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• whomsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• ye shall approveδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• lettersἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• themοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• will I sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• to bringἀποφέρωapopherō · to carry offG667
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• liberalityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• liberalityχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 16:3

• 1 Corinthians 4:19If it’s the Lord’s will, I’ll visit you soon. Then I’ll know what these arrogant people are saying and what power they have.
• 1 Corinthians 11:34Whoever is hungry should eat at home so that you don’t have a gathering that brings judgment on you. I will give directions concerning the other matters when I come.
• Acts 6:1At that time, as the number of disciples grew, Greek-speaking Jews complained about the Hebrew-speaking Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that the widows among them were neglected every day when food and other assistance was distributed.
• 2 Corinthians 8:19More than that, the churches elected him to travel with us and bring this gift of God’s kindness. We are administering it in a way that brings glory to the Lord and shows that we are doing it willingly.
• 2 Corinthians 8:4They made an appeal to us, begging us to let them participate in the ministry of God’s kindness to his holy people ⌞in Jerusalem⌟.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 16:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters - Why should Paul require letters of approbation in behalf of certain persons, when he himself should be among them, and could have their characters viva voce? It is probable that he refers here to letters of recommendation which they had sent to him while he was away; and he now promises that when he should come to Corinth, he would appoint these persons, whom they had recommended, to carry the alms to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters - There has been great variety of opinion in regard to the proper construction of this verse. Macknight supposes that the “letters” here referred to were not letters either to or from the apostle, but letters signed and sent by the congregation at Corinth, designating their appointment and their authority. With this interpretation Doddridge coincides; and this is required by the usual pointing of the Greektext…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Paul responds to the Corinthians' question about the donation for poor Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 24:17; Romans 15:25–27; Second Corinthians 8–9; Galatians 2:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. approve by your letters--rather translate, "Whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters": namely, letters to several persons at Jerusalem, which would be their credentials. There could be no need of letters from them before Paul's coming, if the persons recommended were not to be sent off before it. Literally, "by letters"; an abbreviated expression for "I will send, recommending them by letters" [Grotius]. If English Version be…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 16:3

• Alms
• Beneficence
• Church
• Liberality

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Acknowledge
• Alms
• Collection
• Gathering
• Lay
• Refresh
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Church Government
• Contribution

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