📖WEB · 1 Corinthians 16:8

What does 1 Corinthians 16:8 mean?

"But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,"

— 1 Corinthians 16:8 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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But I will come to you when I have passed through Macedonia, for I am passing through Macedonia.

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But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.

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For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

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But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

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for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

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Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

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Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

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