For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
1 Corinthians 16:12 - Revised Standard Version As for our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brethren, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has 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 matter under heaven:
But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and officers and the leading men of Galilee.
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the scriptures.
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.
And as he argued about justice and self-control and future judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present; when I have an opportunity I will summon you.”
What I mean is that each 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 the present or the future, all are yours;
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.
but when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,