There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:
1 Corinthians 16:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but he was not at all willing to come now. However, he will come when he has an opportunity. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for our brother Apollos, I have urgently encouraged him to visit you with the other brethren, but it was not at all his will or God's will that he should go now. He will come when he has opportunity. American Standard Version (1901) But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not at all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity. Common English Bible Concerning Apollos our brother: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the brothers and sisters, but he didn’t want to go now. He’ll come when he has an opportunity. Catholic Public Domain Version But concerning our brother, Apollo, I am letting you know that I pleaded with him greatly to go to you with the brothers, and clearly it was not his will to go at this time. But he will arrive when there is a space of time for him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And touching our brother Apollo, I give you to understand, that I much entreated him to come unto you with the breatheren: and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time. But he will come when he shall have leisure. |
There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:
An opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was competent in the use of the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus.
While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul travelled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples
Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix became afraid and replied, ‘Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.’
What I am saying is this: One of you says, ‘I belong to Paul,’ or ‘I belong to Apollos,’ or ‘I belong to Cephas,’ or ‘I belong to Christ.’
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come #– #everything is yours,
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given.
Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey, so that they will lack nothing.
But when the kindness of God our Saviour and his love for mankind appeared,