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King James Version (1611 Edition)

1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will tarry at Ephesus vntill 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

Christian Standard Bible®
But I will stay in Ephesus until 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

5 Now I wil come vnto you, when I shall passe through Macedonia: for I doe passe through Macedonia. 6 And it may bee that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that yee may bring me on my iourny, whithersoeuer I goe. 7 For I will not see you now by the way, but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 8 But I will tarry at Ephesus vntill Pentecost. 9 For a great doore and effectuall is opened vnto mee, and there are many aduersaries.

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
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me, from the ground.
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaide, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said vnto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in vnto my maid: it may bee that I may obtaine children by her: and Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:4
And he went in vnto Hagar, and she conceiued: And when shee saw that shee had conceiued, her mistresse was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said vnto Abram, My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my maid into thy bosome, and when shee saw that she had conceiued, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD iudge betweene me and thee.
Genesis 16:8
And he said, Hagar Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistresse Sarai.
1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king heare the words of his seruant: If the Lord haue stirred thee vp against mee, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord: for they haue driuen me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Goe serue other gods.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place; for yeelding pacifieth great offences.

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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