Passage

1 Corinthians 16.2

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye."

"2. 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."

"3. And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem: 4. and if it be meet for me to go also, they shall go with me." (1 Corinthians 16:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise."

"2. On the first day of the week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come."

"3. When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem. 4. If it is appropriate for me to go also, they will go with me." (1 Corinthians 16:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye."

"2. 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."

"3. And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. ^{liberality: Gr. gift} 4. And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me." (1 Corinthians 16:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And concerning the collection that [is] for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye, do ye;"

"2. 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;"

"3. and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem; 4. and if it be meet for me also to go, with me they shall go." (1 Corinthians 16:1-4, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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