KJV King James Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
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1 Corinthians 16:8
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
WEB World English Bible
But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
ASV American Standard Version
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 16
5 Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.
6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.
7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
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.
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Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.Exodus 23:16And 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 15:32If 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 23:15-21And 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:Acts 18:19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
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