1 Corinthians 16:12 BSB

1 Corinthians 16:12

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not at all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

KJV

As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

As touching our brother Apollos,.... Who was a senior man to Timothy, an eloquent preacher, one who had been at Corinth, and was well known to the saints there, and greatly approved by many of them; wherefore the apostle excuses it, that he should send the one, and not the other, and shows that it was no fault of his: for, says he, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren; who seem to be Timotheus and Erastus, see Act 19:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Faithful ministers are not apt to entertain jealousies of each other, nor suspect of such selfish designs. True charity and brotherly love think no evil. And where should these reign, if not in the breasts of the ministers of Christ?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

As touching our brother Apollos - It appears from this that the brethren, of whom the apostle speaks in the preceding verse, were then with him at Ephesus; I, with the brethren, greatly desired to come. But his will was not at all to come - As there had been a faction set up in the name of Apollos at Corinth, he probably thought it not prudent to go thither at this time, lest his presence might be the means of giving it either strength or countenance.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Περὶ	Peri	Concerning	G4012 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
Ἀπολλῶ	Apollō	Apollos	G625 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφοῦ,	adelphou	brother,	G80 →
πολλὰ	polla	greatly	G4183 →
παρεκάλεσα	parekalesa	I exhorted	G3870 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἔλθῃ	elthē	he may go	G2064 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφῶν·	adelphōn	brothers;	G80 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πάντως	pantōs	at all	G3843 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
θέλημα	thelēma	[his] will	G2307 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
ἔλθῃ,	elthē	he may come,	G2064 →
ἐλεύσεται	eleusetai	he will come	G2064 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ὅταν	hotan	when	G3752 →
εὐκαιρήσῃ.¶	eukairēsē	he may have opportunity.	G2119 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Titus 3:4
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
leads to
- Ephesians 2:4–10
  But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Titus 2:10–11
  not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- 1 Timothy 4:10
  To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- Romans 5:20–21
  The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Romans 2:4
  Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Through
1 Corinthians 3:5
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:4
  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
- 2 Corinthians 6:1
  As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
- 1 Peter 4:10
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.