1 Corinthians 16:8

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“But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,”

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BSBPD

“But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 16:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 23:16You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
  2. Leviticus 23:15From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.
  3. Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
  4. Acts 18:19When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

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