161 Now concerning the collection for the saints , as I directed the churches of Galatia , so do you also . 2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside e and save , as he may prosper , so that no collections be made when I come . 3 When I arrive , whomever e you may approve , I will send them with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem ; 4 and if it is fitting for me to go also , they will go with me.
5 But I will come to you after I go through Macedonia , for I am going through Macedonia ; 6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter , so that you may send me on my way wherever e I may go . 7 For I do not wish to see you now just in passing ; for I hope to remain with you for some time , if the Lord permits . 8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost ; 9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:1-9
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:1-9
(Read 1 Corinthians 16:1-9)
The good examples of other Christians and churches should rouse us. It is good to lay up in store for good uses. Those who are rich in this world, should be rich in good works, James 4:15. Adversaries and opposition do not break the spirits of faithful and successful ministers, but warm their zeal, and inspire them with fresh courage. A faithful minister is more discouraged by the hardness of his hearers' hearts, and the backslidings of professors, than by the enemies' attempts.