2 Corinthians 1:16

Christian Standard Bible ®

and to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and then come to you again from Macedonia and be helped by you on my journey to Judea.

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and of you to bee brought on my way toward Iudea.

King James Version
And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

English Standard Version
I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea.

New American Standard Bible
that is, to pass your way into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be helped on my journey to Judea.

New Century Version
I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to Judea.

Amplified Bible
that is, [I wanted] to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and [then] to come back to you [on my return] from Macedonia, and have you send me on my way to Judea.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
that is, to pass your way into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be helped on my journey to Judea.

Legacy Standard Bible
that is, to pass your way into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be helped on my journey to Judea.

Berean Standard Bible
I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.

Contemporary English Version
Once on my way to Macedonia and again on my return from there. Then you could send me on to Judea.

Complete Jewish Bible
I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, visit you again on my way back from Macedonia, and then have you send me on my way to Y'hudah.

Darby Translation
and to pass through to Macedonia by you, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be set forward by you to Judaea.

Easy-to-Read Version
I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back. I wanted to get help from you for my trip to Judea.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

George Lamsa Translation
And to pass by you on my way to Mac-edo''ni- a, and again to come back to you from Mac-e-do''ni-a, so that you may wish me Godspeed on my way to Juda.

Good News Translation
For I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia and again on my way back, in order to get help from you for my trip to Judea.

Lexham English Bible
and through you to go to Macedonia, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.

Literal Translation
and to go through you into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you and to be set forward by you to Judea.

American Standard Version
and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.

Bible in Basic English
And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

Hebrew Names Version
and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Yehudah.

International Standard Version
I planned to leave you in order to goTo go through you">[fn] to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, and let you send me on to Judea.1 Corinthians 16:5-6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
and that I may pass by you to Makedunia, and again from Makedunia I may come to you, and you may lead me forth unto Jihud.

Murdock Translation
16 and to pass by you into Macedonia, and again to come to you from Macedonia, and [fn] ye would accompany me to Judaea.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to haue come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth of you to Iurie.

English Revised Version
and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.

World English Bible
and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be brought forward by you in my way toward Judea.

Weymouth's New Testament
and to pass by way of Corinth into Macedonia. Then my plan was to return from Macedonia to you, and be helped forward by you to Judaea.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and passe bi you in to Macedonye, and eft fro Macedonye come to you, and of you be led in to Judee.

Update Bible Version
and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and of you to be set forward on my journey to Judea.

Webster's Bible Translation
And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

New English Translation
and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

New King James Version
to pass by way of you to Macedonia, to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.

New Living Translation
first on my way to Macedonia and again when I returned from Macedonia. Then you could send me on my way to Judea.

New Life Bible
I wanted to stop to visit you on my way to the country of Macedonia. I would stop again as I came from there. Then you could help me on my way to the country of Judea.

New Revised Standard
I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on to Judea.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, by your means, to pass into Macedonia, and, again, from Macedonia, to come unto you, and, by you, be set forward unto Judea: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to pass by you into Macedonia: and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

Revised Standard Version
I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedo'nia, and to come back to you from Macedo'nia and have you send me on my way to Judea.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and to have passed by you into Macedonia and to have come agayne out of Macedonia vnto you and to have bene ledde forth to Iewrye warde of you.

Young's Literal Translation
and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& to passe by you in to Macedonia, & to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you & to be led forth to Iewrye warde of you.

Mace New Testament (1729)
not to call upon you as I pass into Macedonia, but in my return from thence, to be conducted by you toward Judea.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I'd planned to visit on my way to Macedonia and then when I came back headed for Judea.

Contextual Overview

¹⁵Because of this confidence, I planned to come to you first, so that you could have a second benefit, ¹⁶and to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and then come to you again from Macedonia and be helped by you on my journey to Judea. ¹⁷Now when I planned this, was I of two minds? Or what I plan, do I plan in a purely human way so that I say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? ¹⁸As God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes and no.” ¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you—Silvanus, Timothy, and I—did not become “Yes and no.” On the contrary, in him it is always “Yes.” ²⁰For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in him. Therefore, through him we also say “Amen” to the glory of God. ²¹Now it is God who strengthens us together with you in Christ, and who has anointed us. ²²He has also put his seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. ²³I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth. ²⁴I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your faith.

Bible Verse Review
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and to come: Acts 19:21, Acts 19:22, Acts 21:5, 1 Corinthians 16:5-7

Reciprocal: Romans 1:13 - that oftentimes Romans 15:24 - and to 1 Corinthians 16:6 - that ye 2 Corinthians 7:5 - when 3 John 1:6 - whom

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:12
The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.

Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the stars in the sky—do not be led astray to bow in worship to them and serve them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.

Job 31:26
if I have gazed at the sun when it was shiningor at the moon moving in splendor,

Job 38:7
while the morning stars sang togetherand all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalms 8:3
When I observe your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you set in place,

Psalms 19:6
It rises from one end of the heavensand circles to their other end;nothing is hidden from its heat.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And to pass by you into Macedonia,.... It was his first intention and determination to have come first to Corinth, and then to Macedonia, to have took this city in his way thither; which was an argument of his love to them, and his great desire to see them; since he might have gone, as he did, a nearer way to Macedonia, than by Corinth:

and to come again out of Macedonia to you; when he had gone through that, and done his business there unto the Corinthians; and after some stay with them,

of you to be brought on my way towards Judea; where he intended to go, with the collections he had made for the poor saints at Jerusalem, in the several churches in Asia; but though this was his first resolution, which he had signified either by letter, or messengers, yet he afterwards changed his mind, for some reasons within himself; it may be, having heard some things disagreeable of them, which he thought more convenient to acquaint them with in an epistle first, and to try what effect that would have upon them, before he came in person: that he changed his mind, appears from the former epistle, 1 Corinthians 16:5, where he says, "I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia"; and upon this account it is he excuses and vindicates himself in the following verse.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And to pass by you - Through δι ̓ di' you; that is, through your city, or province; or to take them, as we say, in his way. His design was to pass through Corinth and Achaia on his journey. This was not the direct way from Ephesus to Macedonia. An inspection of a map will show at one view that the direct way was that which he concluded finally to take - that by Troas. Yet he had designed to go out of his way in order to make them a visit; and intended also, perhaps, to make them also a longer visit on his return. The former part of the plan he had been induced to abandon.

Into Macedonia - A part of Greece having Thrace on the north, Thessaly south, Epirus west and the AEgean Sea east; see the note, Acts 16:9.

And of you to be brought on my way - By you; see the note, 1 Corinthians 16:6.

Toward Judea - His object in going to Judea was to convey the collection for the poor saints which he had been at so much pains to collect throughout the churches of the Gentiles; see the notes, Romans 15:25-26; compare 1 Corinthians 16:3-4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. To pass by you into Macedonia — He had purposed to go to Macedonia first, and then from Macedonia return to them, and probably winter in Corinth. Therefore we must understand the δι' ὑμων, by you, as implying that he would sail up the AEgean Sea, leaving Corinth to the west; though he might have taken it in his way, and have gone by land through Greece up to Macedonia. Some think that the meaning is, that he purposed to take Achaia in his way to Macedonia, without calling at Corinth; but Achaia was out of his way considerably, and he could scarcely go through Achaia without passing close by Corinth. I consider the words, therefore, as implying that he purposed not to call at Corinth at that time, but to pass by it, as before stated.