1 Corinthians 16:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 18:21 : 21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
  • 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
  • 2 Cor 1:15 : 15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;
  • Jas 4:15 : 15 But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
  • Jer 10:23 : 23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

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  • 1 Cor 16:3-6
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    3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

    4 And if it is possible for me to go there, they will go with me.

    5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;

    6 But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.

  • 1 Cor 16:8
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    8 But I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;

  • Rom 15:22-25
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    22 For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

    23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

    24 Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--

    25 But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints.

  • Rom 1:10-11
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    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

    11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

  • Acts 18:20-21
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    20 And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

    21 And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • Phil 2:23-24
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    23 Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

    24 But I have faith in the Lord that I myself will come before long.

  • 3 John 1:13-14
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    13 I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

    14 But I am hoping to see you in a short time, and to have talk with you face to face.

  • Phlm 1:22
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    22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

  • Acts 20:25
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    25 And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.

  • Phil 2:19
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    19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

  • 1 Cor 16:10-12
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    10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

    11 See then that he has the honour which is right. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me: for I am looking for him with the brothers.

    12 But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.

  • Phlm 1:15
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    15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12 Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32 So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

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    14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

  • Heb 6:3
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    3 Now we will do this, if God lets us.

  • Acts 20:16
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    16 For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

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    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

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    18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

  • John 16:16
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    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • 1 Cor 7:6
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    6 But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 4:19
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    19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
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    1 But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

  • Acts 20:22
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    22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

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    15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

  • Rom 1:13
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    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

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    1 At last our desire to have news of you was so strong that, while we ourselves were waiting at Athens,

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

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    15 But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.

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    19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

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    5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

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    28 I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.

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    29 And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.