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1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Paul;   Pentecost;   Thompson Chain Reference - Day;   Pentecost, Day of;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feast of Pentecost, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Corinthians, letters to the;   Ephesus;   Guidance;   Mission;   Pentecost;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Thessalonians, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Pentecost;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Corinth;   Ephesus;   Paul;   Pentecost;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Calendars;   Ephesus;   Worship;   1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Beast;   Boyhood of Jesus;   Calendar, the Christian;   Dates;   Fast, the ;   Passover;   Pentecost;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ephesus ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Corinth'ians, First Epistle to the,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Ephesians, Epistle to the;   Paul, the Apostle;   Timothy;   Worship;  

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
But I will tarry at Ephesus vntill Pentecost.
King James Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
English Standard Version
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
New American Standard Bible
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost;
New Century Version
But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
Amplified Bible
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost;
Legacy Standard Bible
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Berean Standard Bible
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Contemporary English Version
I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Complete Jewish Bible
But I will remain in Ephesus until Shavu‘ot,
Darby Translation
But I remain in Ephesus until Pentecost.
Easy-to-Read Version
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I wil tary at Ephesus vntill Pentecost.
George Lamsa Translation
But I will tarry at Eph''e-sus until Pentecost.
Good News Translation
I will stay here in Ephesus until the day of Pentecost.
Lexham English Bible
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Literal Translation
But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost.
American Standard Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
Bible in Basic English
But I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;
Hebrew Names Version
But I will stay at Ephesus until Shavu`ot,
International Standard Version
However, I will be staying on in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Etheridge Translation
For I remain at Ephesos until the Pentecost.
Murdock Translation
For I shall continue at Ephesus until Pentecost:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I wyll tarie at Ephesus vntyll whytsontyde:
English Revised Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
World English Bible
But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But I will stay at Ephesus till Pentecost.
Weymouth's New Testament
I shall remain in Ephesus, however, until the time of the Harvest Festival,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Y schal dwelle at Efesi, `til to Witsuntide.
Update Bible Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
Webster's Bible Translation
But I shall tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
New English Translation
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
New King James Version
But I will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost.
New Living Translation
In the meantime, I will be staying here at Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
New Life Bible
I will stay in the city of Ephesus until the special day to remember how the Holy Spirit came on the church.
New Revised Standard
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But I remain in Ephesus, until the Pentecost,
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I will tarry at Ephesus, until Pentecost.
Revised Standard Version
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I will tary at Ephesus untyll whit sontyde.
Young's Literal Translation
and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I wil tary at Ephesus vntyll whitsontyde.
Mace New Testament (1729)
I shall stay at Ephesus, till whitsontide.
Simplified Cowboy Version
I'm probably going to hang out here in Ephesus until Pentecost.

Contextual Overview

5I will come to you after I pass through Macedonia—for I will be traveling through Macedonia— 6and perhaps I will remain with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go. 7I don’t want to see you now just in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows. 8But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, 9because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

at: 1 Corinthians 15:32

Pentecost: Exodus 23:16, Leviticus 23:15-21, Acts 2:1

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 16:9 - General Acts 14:3 - therefore Acts 18:19 - Ephesus Acts 19:26 - that not Acts 20:16 - the day 2 Timothy 1:18 - Ephesus Titus 3:12 - for Revelation 1:11 - Ephesus

Cross-References

Genesis 3:9
So the Lord God called out to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 4:10
Then he said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!
Genesis 16:1
Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
Genesis 16:4
He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she saw that she was pregnant, her mistress became contemptible to her.
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the Lord judge between me and you.”
Genesis 16:8
He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?”
1 Samuel 26:19
Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. But if it is people, may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord saying, ‘Go and worship other gods.’
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post,for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But I will tarry at Ephesus till Pentecost. The feast of weeks, or of harvest, which was fifty days from the passover;

:- which though abrogated at the death of Christ, was observed by the Jews, and is mentioned by the apostle, not as a festival that the Christians were obliged to regard, or did regard, but as pointing out the time he intended to stay at Ephesus: and we elsewhere read, that he was greatly desirous of being at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, Acts 20:16 not to keep it, but because there would then be abundance of people from all parts there, to whom he should have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But I will tarry at Ephesus - This passage proves that this letter was written from Ephesus. It is by such indications as this usually that we are able to determine the place where the Epistles were written. In regard to the situation of Ephesus, see the note on Acts 18:19.

Until Pentecost - This was a Jewish festival occurring fifty days after the Passover, and hence called the Pentecost. See the note at Acts 2:1. As there were Jews at Corinth, and doubtless in the church, they would understand the time which Paul referred to; and as he was a Jew, he naturally used their mode of reckoning time where it would be understood. Doubtless the great festivals of the Jews were well known among most of the cities of Greece, as there were Jews in them all who were scrupulous in their observances. It is no improbable supposition, also, that Christians everywhere regarded this day with deep interest, as being the day on which the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and on the people of Jerusalem, Acts 2:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 16:8. I will tarry at Ephesus — And it is very probable that he did so; and that all these journeys were taken as he himself had projected. See note on 1 Corinthians 16:5.


 
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