7 For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
7 I don't want to just drop by in between other "primary" destinations. I want a good, long, leisurely visit. If the Master agrees, we'll have it!
7 For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
7 This time I don't want to make just a short visit and then go right on. I want to come and stay awhile, if the Lord will let me.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:7
Commentary on 1 Corinthians 16:1-9
(Read 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, James 4:15. Adversaries and opposition do not break the spirits of faithful and successful ministers, but warm their zeal, and inspire them with fresh courage. A faithful minister is more discouraged by the hardness of his hearers' hearts, and the backslidings of professors, than by the enemies' attempts.