1 Corinthians 16:8

8 permanebo autem Ephesi usque ad pentecosten

1 Corinthians 16:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will tarry at Ephesus till Pentecost.
] The feast of weeks, or of harvest, which was fifty days from the passover; (See Gill on Acts 2:1) which though abrogated at the death of Christ, was observed by the Jews, and is mentioned by the apostle, not as a festival that the Christians were obliged to regard, or did regard, but as pointing out the time he intended to stay at Ephesus: and we elsewhere read, that he was greatly desirous of being at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, ( Acts 20:16 ) not to keep it, but because there would then be abundance of people from all parts there, to whom he should have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel.

1 Corinthians 16:8 In-Context

6 apud vos autem forsitan manebo vel etiam hiemabo ut vos me deducatis quocumque iero
7 nolo enim vos modo in transitu videre spero enim me aliquantum temporis manere apud vos si Dominus permiserit
8 permanebo autem Ephesi usque ad pentecosten
9 ostium enim mihi apertum est magnum et evidens et adversarii multi
10 si autem venerit Timotheus videte ut sine timore sit apud vos opus enim Domini operatur sicut et ego
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