For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
1 Corinthians 16:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but 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. |
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of the Galil.
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
It happened that, while Apollos was at Korint, Sha'ul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain talmidim.
As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, *Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.*
Now I mean this, that each one of you says, *I follow Sha'ul,* *I follow Apollos,* *I follow Kefa,* and, *I follow Messiah.*
whether Sha'ul, or Apollos, or Kefa, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,
Who then is Apollos, and who is Sha'ul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?
Send Zenas, the Torah scholar, and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.
But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,