Reasons for Paul’s Instructions

14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,

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14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

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22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be(A) restored to you in answer to your prayers.(B)

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22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

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34 Anyone who is hungry(A) should eat something at home,(B) so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment.

And when I come(C) I will give further directions.

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34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

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14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.(A)

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14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.

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12 I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face,(A) so that our joy may be complete.(B)

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12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

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23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy(A) has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

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23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

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13 Until I come,(A) devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture,(B) to preaching and to teaching.

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13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

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18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan(A) blocked our way.(B)

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18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

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15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you(A) first so that you might benefit twice.(B) 16 I wanted to visit you on my way(C) to Macedonia(D) and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way(E) to Judea.(F) 17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner(G) so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

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15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?

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Personal Requests

After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you(A)—for I will be going through Macedonia.(B) Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey,(C) 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.(D)

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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.

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