KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Corinthians 16:12
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
WEB World English Bible
Now concerning Apollos, the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers; and it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and concerning Apollos our brother, much I did entreat him that he may come unto you with the brethren, and it was not at all his will that he may come now, and he will come when he may find convenient.
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 16
9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and [there are] many adversaries.
10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also [do].
11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
12 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.
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
14 Let all your things be done with charity.
15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
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ΠερὶG4012 · periaboutδὲG1161 · dethenἈπολλῶG625 · ApollōsApollosτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοῦ,G80 · adelphosbrotherπολλὰG4183 · polusmuchπαρεκάλεσαG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toἔλθῃG2064 · erchomaito come/goπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφῶν·G80 · adelphosbrotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάντωςG3843 · pantōssurelyοὐκG3756 · ounoἦνG1510 · eimito beθέλημαG2307 · thelēmawill/desireἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toνῦνG3568 · nunnowἔλθῃ,G2064 · erchomaito come/goἐλεύσεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goδὲG1161 · dethenὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)εὐκαιρήσῃ.¶G2119 · eukaireōto have opportunity
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 1:12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?1 Corinthians 3:22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;Acts 18:24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.Titus 3:4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,Acts 24:25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.Ecclesiastes 3:1To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:Mark 6:21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [estates] of Galilee;
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