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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    3And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

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

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

    6But 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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    8But I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;

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

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

    24Whenever 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)--

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

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

    11For 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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    20And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

    21And 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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    15And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

    16And 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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    23Him then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

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

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

    14But 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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    22And 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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    25And 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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    19But 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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    10Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; because he is doing the Lord's work, even as I am:

    11See 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.

    12But 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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    15For 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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    12Having 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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    25And 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;

    26So 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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    32So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

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

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

  • Acts 20:16
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    16For 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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    13Though 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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    16After 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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    17But 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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    6But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 4:19
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    19But 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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    1But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

  • Acts 20:22
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    22And 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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    15And 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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    13You 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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    1At 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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    10For 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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    15But 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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    19I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

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    5For 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.

  • Phil 2:28
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    28I 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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    29And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.