Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
1 Corinthians 16:2
Upon the first [day] of the week. This shows that the first day
of the week was set apart and regarded by the church. The church
assembled to break bread on that day (Acts 20:7).
Let every one of you lay by him in store. The usual view is that
every one was directed to set aside something on the Lord's day and
keep it until Paul came. This view is sanctioned by the translations
and most of the commentators. Macknight renders: "On the first day of
the week, let each one of you lay somewhat by itself, put it into the
treasury". I believe Macknight is right; for (1) there were to be no
collections when Paul came. That implies that the money was to be
placed in the treasury. Otherwise, it would have to be collected. (2)
"Thesaurizoon", rendered in the Common Version "in store", is a present
participle, meaning literally, "putting into the thesaurus", or
"treasury". (3) All church history testifies that the early church took
up weekly collections on the first day of the week. See Pliny's Letter
to the Emperor Trajan. (4) We know, from Acts, and from all early
church history, that the church met on the first day of the week. It
only remains to add that "par heauto", rendered by the translators "by
him", is rendered with equal correctness, "by itself". Its form is that
of the neuter reflexive pronoun.
As [God] hath prospered him. Each week every one is to give
according to his ability.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 20:7
Acts 24:17
1 Corinthians 16:2
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