1 Corinthians 16:2

Collection for the Saints

1 Now concerning ^athe collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:

2 ^aOn the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

3 And when I come, ^awhomever you approve by your letters I will send to bear your gift to Jerusalem.

4 ^aBut if it is fitting that I go also, they will go with me.

Personal Plans

5 Now I will come to you ^awhen I pass through Macedonia (for I am passing through Macedonia).

6 And it may be that I will remain, or even spend the winter with you, that you may ^asend me on my journey, wherever I go.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 16:2

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American Standard Version
Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Amplified® Bible
On the first [day] of each week, let each one of you [personally] put aside something and save it up as he has prospered [in proportion to what he is given], so that no collections will need to be taken after I come.

Contemporary English Version
That is, each Sunday each of you must put aside part of what you have earned. If you do this, you won't have to take up a collection when I come.

Darby English Version
On [the] first of [the] week let each of you put by at home, laying up [in] whatever [degree] he may have prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

Good News Bible
Every Sunday each of you must put aside some money, in proportion to what you have earned, and save it up, so that there will be no need to collect money when I come.

International Standard Version
On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside and save some of your money in proportion to what you have, so that no collections will have to be made when I come.

King James Version
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

New American Standard Bible
On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.

New International Version
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.

New King James Version
On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
On the first day of every week each one of you should put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections should take place when I come.

Young's Literal Translation
on every first `day' of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

New English Translation
On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income¹ and save² it to the extent that God has blessed you,³ so that a collection will not have to be made⁴ when I come.

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