1Cor 16:1, Gal 1:2 | ESV | STEP | Now concerning the collection for the saints : as I directed the churches of Galatia , so you also are to do .

1 Corinthians 16:1

The Collection for the Saints

1 Now concerning ^{▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1; also verse 12} ^bthe collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.

Galatians 1:2

2 and all ^cthe brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verse 11} who are with me,

To ^ethe churches of Galatia: