1 Corinthians 16:6

6 and with you, it may be, I will abide, or even winter, that ye may send me forward whithersoever I go,

1 Corinthians 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 16:6

And it may be that I will abide
He could not be certain what calls in Providence he might have to some other places, where his presence would be necessary:

yea, and winter with you;
stay all winter with them, for the space of three months, as we read he did in Greece, ( Acts 20:1-3 ) .

That ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go;
both by accompanying him in person themselves, in token of honour and respect, and by providing things necessary for his journey; see ( Acts 15:3 ) ( 21:5 ) .

1 Corinthians 16:6 In-Context

4 and if it be meet for me also to go, with me they shall go.

5 And I will come unto you, when I pass through Macedonia -- for Macedonia I do pass through --

6 and with you, it may be, I will abide, or even winter, that ye may send me forward whithersoever I go,

7 for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

8 and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,