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论为圣徒的捐项

16 论到为圣徒捐钱,我从前怎样吩咐加拉太的众教会,你们也当怎样行。 每逢七日的第一日,各人要照自己的进项抽出来留着,免得我来的时候现凑。 及至我来到了,你们写信举荐谁,我就打发他们,把你们的捐资送到耶路撒冷去。 若我也该去,他们可以和我同去。 我要从马其顿经过,既经过了,就要到你们那里去。 或者和你们同住几时,或者也过冬。无论我往哪里去,你们就可以给我送行。 我如今不愿意路过见你们,主若许我,我就指望和你们同住几时。 但我要仍旧住在以弗所,直等到五旬节, 因为有宽大又有功效的门为我开了,并且反对的人也多。

10 若是提摩太来到,你们要留心,叫他在你们那里无所惧怕,因为他劳力做主的工,像我一样。 11 所以,无论谁都不可藐视他,只要送他平安前行,叫他到我这里来,因我指望他和弟兄们同来。 12 至于兄弟亚波罗,我再三地劝他同弟兄们到你们那里去,但这时他决不愿意去,几时有了机会他必去。

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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. 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) Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve(F) and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. If it seems advisable for me to go also, they will accompany me.

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After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you(G)—for I will be going through Macedonia.(H) Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey,(I) wherever I go. For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.(J) But I will stay on at Ephesus(K) until Pentecost,(L) because a great door for effective work has opened to me,(M) and there are many who oppose me.

10 When Timothy(N) comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord,(O) just as I am. 11 No one, then, should treat him with contempt.(P) Send him on his way(Q) in peace(R) so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.

12 Now about our brother Apollos:(S) I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

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16 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

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.

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.

Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.

For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.

12 As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.

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