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1 Corinthians 16:4

1 Corinthians 16:4
And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And if it be meet that I go also,.... If it should be convenient for me to go, or it should be thought proper and expedient that I should go; or, as the Syriac version renders it, "if this work should…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And if it be meet ... - If it be judged desirable and best. If my presence can further the object; or will satisfy you better; or will be deemed necessary to guide and aid those who may be sent, I…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And if it be meet, etc. - If it be a business that requires my attendance, and it be judged proper for me to go to Jerusalem, I will take those persons for my companions. On the delicacy with which…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 16:1-4

In this chapter Paul closes this long epistle with some particular matters of less moment; but, as all was written by divine inspiration, it is all profitable for our instruction. He begins with…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

they shall go with me Under no circumstances would St Paul take charge of the money himself. It was, moreover, fitting that members of the Corinthian Church should have the pleasure, as well as the…

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