"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…" — 1 Corinthians 16:2

1 Corinthians 16:2 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Corinthians 16:2

Verse 1

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

Verse 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}

1 Corinthians 16 — Context

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

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.

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by {your} letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. {liberality: Gr. gift}

And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.

Cross References

Malachi 3:9-10

Ye {are} cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, {even} this whole nation.

Acts 20:7

And upon the first {day} of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Luke 16:10

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Deuteronomy 8:18

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for {it is} he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as {it is} this day.

Deuteronomy 15:11-14

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

2 Corinthians 9:3-5

Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

2 Corinthians 8:11-15

Now therefore perform the doing {of it}; that as {there was} a readiness to will, so {there may be} a performance also out of that which ye have.

2 Corinthians 8:1-3

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;