English / ERV
1 Corinthians 16
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Now, about the collection of money for God’s people: Do the same as I told the Galatian churches to do.
- 2On the first day of every week, each of you should take some of your money and put it in a special place. Save up as much as you can from what you are blessed with. Then you will not have to gather it all after I come.
- 3When I arrive, I will send some men to take your gift to Jerusalem. These will be the ones you all agree should go. I will send them with letters of introduction.
- 4If it seems good for me to go too, we can all travel together.
- 5I plan to go through Macedonia, so I will come to you after that.
- 6Maybe I will stay with you for a time. I might even stay all winter. Then you can help me on my trip, wherever I go.
- 7I don’t want to come see you now, because I would have to leave to go to other places. I hope to stay a longer time with you, if the Lord allows it.
- 8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.
- 9I will stay here, because a good opportunity for a great and growing work has been given to me now. And there are many people working against it.
- 10Timothy might come to you. Try to make him feel comfortable with you. He is working for the Lord the same as I am.
- 11So none of you should refuse to accept Timothy. Help him continue on his trip in peace so that he can come back to me. I am expecting him to come back with the other brothers.
- 12Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers. He prefers not to come now, but he will come when he has the opportunity.
- 13Be careful. Hold firmly to your faith. Have courage and be strong.