1Cor 16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 16:1-4: 16:1-4 Paul answers the Corinthians’ question about the offering for poor Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 24:17 ; Rom 15:25-27 ; 2 Cor 8–9 ; Gal 2:10 ). 16:1 Galatia was a Roman province in Asia Minor (see Acts 16:6 ; 18:23 ).

Summary for 1Cor 16:1-4: 16:1-4 ^a Paul answers the Corinthians’ question about the offering for poor Christians in Jerusalem (Acts 24:17 ^b; Rom 15:25-27 ^c; 2 Cor 8–9 ^d; Gal 2:10 ^e). 16:1 ^f Galatia was a Roman province in Asia Minor (see Acts 16:6 ^g; 18:23 ^h).
16:2 ⁱ Christians met on the first day of each week (see Acts 20:7 ^j) rather than the last day of the week, as in the Old Testament (Exod 20:8 ^k; 34:21 ^l; Isa 58:13-14 ^m). The first day was the “Lord’s Day,” the day of the Lord’s resurrection (Mark 16:9 ⁿ; Luke 24:13-15 ^o; John 20:19 ^p; Rev 1:10 ^q).

• The portion of the money you have earned is not specified; Paul later encouraged them to give as generously as they could (2 Cor 8:1-4 ^r; 9:6-13 ^s; cp. Luke 12:33-34 ^t; 21:1-4 ^u; 1 Tim 6:18-19 ^v).
16:4 ^w Paul did in fact deliver the gift to Jerusalem (Rom 15:25-26 ^x).
16:5 ^y Paul had traveled through Macedonia, a Roman province in the northern region of Greece, on his second missionary journey (Acts 15:36–18:22 ^z).

• planning to travel through Macedonia: See Acts 19:21 ^aa; 20:1-3 ^ab.
Summary for 1Cor 16:6-7: 16:6-7 ^ac possibly all winter: Paul evidently made this visit (cp. Acts 20:2-3 ^ad).
16:8 ^ae Paul wrote this letter while in Ephesus (about AD 53–56; Acts 19:1–20:1 ^af).

• Pentecost was in May or June.
16:10 ^ag When Timothy comes: See 4:17 ^ah. Timothy was Paul’s child in the faith and co-worker (see 1 Tim 1:2 ^ai).

• don’t intimidate him: Timothy may have been shy (2 Tim 1:6-8 ^aj).
Summary for 1Cor 16:11-12: 16:11-12 ^ak Apollos: See study note on 1:12.
16:17 ^al Together with Stephanas (see also 1:16 ^am; 16:15 ^an), Fortunatus and Achaicus had apparently traveled from Corinth to visit Paul in Ephesus.
Summary for 1Cor 16:19-24: 16:19-24 ^ao As in other letters, Paul greets his friends and gives a benediction. 16:19 ^ap Aquila and Priscilla (Greek Prisca) had previously moved from Corinth to Ephesus, where Paul was writing this letter (cp. Acts 18:1-3 ^aq).

• gather in their home: Aquila and Priscilla later continued this practice in Rome (see Rom 16:3-5 ^ar).
16:20 ^as a sacred kiss: A kiss on the cheek was a common greeting.
16:21 ^at Paul takes up the pen and signs the letter in his own handwriting. As was common, Paul used a secretary to write this letter and others (see Rom 16:22 ^au; Gal 6:11 ^av; Col 4:18 ^aw; 2 Thes 3:17 ^ax).
16:22 ^ay To be cursed is to be condemned by God (see also Rom 9:3 ^az; Gal 1:8-9 ^ba).

• Our Lord, come! This phrase was sometimes used in early Christian prayers (see also Rev 22:20 ^bb).
Summary for 1Cor 16:23-24: 16:23-24 ^bc All of Paul’s letters close with a benediction similar to this one.

• Paul invokes grace at both the beginning and the end of this letter (see 1:3 ^bd).