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For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
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If the Lord Permits
The phrase "if the Lord permit" is highlighted by scholars as a crucial insight into Paul's mindset. It was not a mere saying but a genuine expression of his submission to God's sovereign will. All plans, even apostolic ones, are held in dependence on God's ultimate direction, a principle for all believers.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I will not see you now by the way. On the way to Macedonia. Something had occurred to change his mind and to induce him to go to Maced…
Now by the way (αρτ εν παροδω). Like our "by the way" (παροδος), incidentally.
If the Lord permit (εαν ο Κ…
19th Century
Anglican
For I will not see you now by the way.—Here again is a reference to his changed intention (See 1 Corinthians 16:5).
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The projected journey through Macedonia fits the record of Paul’s travel in Ac 19:21 and 20:1–2, which shows that after following that route, he en…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I will not see you now by the way
Just to look upon them, and be gone, be like a wayfaring man that tarries bu…
The good examples of other Christians and churches should rouse us. It is good to store up for good uses. Those who are rich in this world should b…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, throughout this letter, the Apostle offered the Corinthians general teaching; in this final chapter, he offers them specific and partic…
