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 collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 2Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no collections when I come. And when I come, whomever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality to Jerusalem. 4And if it be proper that I should go also, they shall go with me. 5Now I will come to you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I am to pass 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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• comeπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
• whomeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whomeverἐάνean · ifG1437
• approveδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• lettersἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• themτούτουςtoutous · theseG5128
• sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• bringἀποφέρωapopherō · to carry offG667
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• liberalityχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 16:3

• 1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.
• 1 Corinthians 11:34And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye come not together to judgment. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
• Acts 6:1And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
• 2 Corinthians 8:19And not that only, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and to show our ready mind:
• 2 Corinthians 8:4Begging us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

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