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1 Corinthians 16:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Corinthians 16:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 16:316 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτανhotan
WhenwordG3752
δὲde
thenwordG1161
παραγένωμαιparagenōmai
I may have arrivedverbG3854
οὓςhous
whomeverrelative pronounG3739
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptparticleG1437
δοκιμάσητεdokimasēte
you shall approveverbG1381
δι’di’
withprepositionG1223
ἐπιστολῶνepistolōn
lettersnounG1992
τούτουςtoutous
thesedemonstrativeG3778
πέμψωpempsō
I will sendverbG3992
ἀπενεγκεῖνapenenkein
to carryverbG667
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
χάρινcharin
bountynounG5485
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
JerusalemnounG2419
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 16:3

“And when I arrive, whomsoever you shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem.” He said not, “this person,” and “that,” but, “whomsoever you shall approve,” whomsoever you shall choose, thus freeing his ministration from suspicion. Wherefore to them he leaves the right of voting in the choice of those who are to convey it. He is far enough from saying, “The payment is yours, but the privilege of selecting those who are to carry it is not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 43 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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