1st Corinthians Chapter 16 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 16:3

And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:
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BBE 1stCorinthians 16:3

And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.
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DARBY 1stCorinthians 16:3

And when I am arrived, whomsoever ye shall approve, these I will send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem:
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KJV 1stCorinthians 16:3

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
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WBT 1stCorinthians 16:3


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WEB 1stCorinthians 16:3

When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.
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YLT 1stCorinthians 16:3

and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send. It is difficult to see why the translators rendered the clause thus, unless they disliked to face the certainty that the apostle must have written many letters which are no longer extant. The true rendering is, Whomsoever ye approve, these I will send with letters. The letters would be letters of introduction or commendation (Acts 18:27; Romans 16:1; 2 Corinthians 3:1) to the apostles at Jerusalem. Your liberality; literally, your grace or favour; i.e. the token of your voluntary affection.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters.--Better, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send by letters to bring your gifts to Jerusalem. The Apostle had not made up his mind finally whether he would take the gift himself or send it by messengers, whom he would accredit with letters, to the Church at Jerusalem. He would probably be influenced by the amount collected, and by the urgency, or otherwise, of the needs of those at Jerusalem at the time. The Apostle was, in one sense, the humblest of men; but he valued highly the dignity of his apostolic office, and if but a very small sum were ready for the Church at Jerusalem, he would have felt it to be beneath the dignity of his office, though not of himself, to be the bearer of such an offering. The course finally adopted was that the Apostle went himself, and the selected brethren with him (Acts 21:15).