1 Korinther 16:3

3 Wenn ich aber gekommen bin, so will ich die, welche ihr dafür anseht, mit Briefen senden, daß sie hinbringen eure Wohltat gen Jerusalem.

1 Korinther 16:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 16:3

And when I come
To Corinth, as he intended very quickly:

whomsoever you shall approve by your letters;
that is, such persons as this church should approve, and choose, and fix upon as proper persons to go with their collection; which approbation and choice they would signify by letters to the church, and principal men of it in Jerusalem, giving them a character as men of probity and faithfulness:

them will I send.
The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions join the phrase, "by letters", to this clause; according to which reading the sense is, such as the church should choose for this service, the apostle would send with letters of commendation from him, to the elders and church at Jerusalem, recommending them as brethren in the Lord, and to be had in respect, and treated in a Christian manner by them; to which their being messengers from such a church, and having letters from so great an apostle; besides, the business they should come about would entitle them to, which was

to bring your liberality,
or "grace",

unto Jerusalem;
meaning the money collected for the poor saints there; which he calls grace, because it was owing to the goodness of God, that they were in a capacity to contribute to others, and to the grace of God that they had a heart to do it; and because it was in a free and gracious manner, and in the exercise of grace, of faith in Christ, and love to the saints, that they did it, and with a view to the glory of the grace of God, of which this was a fruit and evidence.

1 Korinther 16:3 In-Context

1 Was aber die Steuer anlangt, die den Heiligen geschieht; wie ich den Gemeinden in Galatien geordnet habe, also tut auch ihr.

2 An jeglichem ersten Tag der Woche lege bei sich selbst ein jeglicher unter euch und sammle, was ihn gut dünkt, auf daß nicht, wenn ich komme, dann allererst die Steuer zu sammeln sei.

3 Wenn ich aber gekommen bin, so will ich die, welche ihr dafür anseht, mit Briefen senden, daß sie hinbringen eure Wohltat gen Jerusalem.

4 So es aber wert ist, daß ich auch hinreise, sollen sie mit mir reisen.

5 Ich will aber zu euch kommen, wenn ich durch Mazedonien gezogen bin; denn durch Mazedonien werde ich ziehen.