1 Corinthians 16 · Verse 8

1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
1 Corinthians 16:8, King James Version

1 Corinthians 16:8 in other translations

BSBBut I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
WEBBut I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
ASVBut I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
YLTand I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,
DARBYBut I remain in Ephesus until Pentecost.
BBEBut I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;
WebsterBut I shall tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

What does 1 Corinthians 16:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. at Ephesus--whence Paul writes this Epistle. Compare 1Co 16:19, "Asia," wherein Ephesus was. until Pentecost--He seems to have stayed as he here purposes: for just when the tumult which drove him away broke out, he was already intending to leave Ephesus (Ac 19:21, 22). Combined with 1Co 5:7, 8, this verse fixes the date of this Epistle to a few weeks before Pentecost, and very soon after the Passover.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 8. But I will tarry at Ephesus. This passage proves that this letter was written from Ephesus. It is by such indications as this, usually, that we are able to determine the place where the epistles were written. In regard to the situation of Ephesus, Acts 18:19.

Until Pentecost. This was a Jewish festival occurring fifty days after the Passover; and hence called the Pentecost. Acts 2:1. As there were Jews at Corinth, and doubtless in the church, they would understand the time which Paul referred to; and as he was a Jew, he naturally used their mode of reckoning time, where it would be understood. Doubtless the great festivals of the Jews were well known among most of the cities of Greece, as there were Sews in them an who were scrupulous in their observances. It is no improbable supposition, also, that Christians everywhere regarded this day with deep interest, as being the day on which the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and on the people of Jerusalem, Acts 2.

(*) "tarry" "remain"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 I will tarry at Ephesus - And it is very probable that he did so; and that all these journeys were taken as he himself had projected. See on 1Cor 16:5 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:1-9

The good examples of other Christians and churches should rouse us. It is good to lay up in store for good uses. Those who are rich in this world, should be rich in good works, 1Ti 6:17, 18. The diligent hand will not make rich, without the Divine blessing, Pr 10:4, 22. And what more proper to stir us up to charity to the people and children of God, than to look at all we have as his gift? Works of mercy are real…

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1 Corinthians 16:8 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐπιμενῶepimenōI will remainG1961
δὲdehoweverG1161
ἐνeninG1722
ἘφέσῳEphesōEphesusG2181
ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
πεντηκοστῆς·pentēkostēsPentecost;G4005

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Cross references for 1 Corinthians 16:8

  • Acts 2:1

    And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

  • Exodus 23:16

    And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:32

    If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

  • Leviticus 23:15-21

    And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord. And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord. …

  • Acts 18:19

    And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
at.
15:32
Pentecost.
Ex 23:16; Le 23:15-21; Ac 2:1

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Context

  • 1 Corinthians 16:7

    For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:8

    But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:9

    For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

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1 Corinthians 16:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero estaré en Efeso hasta Pentecostés;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais je demeurerai à Éphèse jusqu’à la Pentecôte;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich werde aber bis Pfingsten in Ephesus bleiben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Permanebo autem Ephesi usque ad Pentecosten.