1 Corinthians 16:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ Then when I arrive, I will send letters with the men you appoint to take the gift to Jerusalem.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And when I arrive, I will send on those whom you approve and authorize with credentials to carry your gift [of charity] to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:

Common English Bible

³ Then when I get there, I’ll send whomever you approve to Jerusalem with letters of recommendation to bring your gift.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And when I am present, whomever you shall approve through letters, these I shall send to bear your gifts to Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 16:3 Cross References

1 Corinthians 11:34

If anyone is [too] hungry [i.e., to wait], he should eat at home, so that your assembly does not result in judgment [falling on some of you. See verse 30]. And I will tend to the remaining matters when I come [to you].

1 Corinthians 16:4

And if it seems suitable for me to go also, they can go with me.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again [i.e., by saying that we are not like other people]? Or, do we need letters of recommendation to you or from you, as others do?

2 Corinthians 8:4

[even] pleading with us and requesting the privilege of taking part in this service to the saints [i.e., God’s holy people] in Jerusalem. [See also 9:1-15; I Cor. 16:1-2; Rom. 15:25-28].

2 Corinthians 8:6

So, [i.e., because of your enthusiastic response to this need. See verse 10], we urged Titus, who had previously begun [taking up this collection], to help you also complete this favorable work [i.e., by finalizing it].