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1 Corinthians 16:1-4
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
New Catholic Bible
VIII: Final Recommendations and Greetings[a]
Chapter 16
The Collection. 1 Now in regard to the collection for the saints,[b] you should follow the instructions I gave to the churches of Galatia. 2 On the first day of every week,[c] each of you should set aside and save whatever you can spare, so that when I come to you, no collections will have to be taken. 3 And when I arrive, I shall send those who have been approved by you with letters of recommendation to deliver your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable that I should also go, they will accompany me.
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- 1 Corinthians 16:1 The collection for the Church of Jerusalem—the “saints”—had an important place in Paul’s outlook, because it was a sign of communion between the Churches that originated in the Gentile world and the mother Church that had grown up at the heart of Judaism (see Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25-26; 2 Cor 8–9; Gal 2:10).
- 1 Corinthians 16:1 The saints in Jerusalem were obviously in dire need—possibly as a result of the famine recorded in Acts 11:28 (about A.D. 44 or 46) or the persecution to which they were subjected (Acts 8:1).
- 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week: i.e., Sunday, the Lord’s Day (see Acts 20:7; Rev 1:10). Each of you should set aside: each Sunday Christians were to bring what they had set aside for the Lord’s work. It was then probably collected at the worship service. Justin Martyr indicates in his Apology (1:67-68) that during his day (c. A.D. 150) offerings were brought to the altar on Sundays.
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
New International Version
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
New International Version
The Collection for the Lord’s People
16 Now about the collection(A) for the Lord’s people:(B) Do what I told the Galatian(C) churches to do. 2 On the first day of every week,(D) 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.(E) 3 Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve(F) and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.
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