1 Corinthians 16:16
16. That ye—Translate, "That ye also," namely, in your turn . . . in return for their self-devotion [ALFORD].
helpeth with—them. laboureth—by himself. 1 Corinthians 16:18
18. refreshed my spirit and yours—"yours" will be refreshed on receiving this letter, by knowing that "my spirit is refreshed" by their having come to me from you; and (perhaps) by the good report they gave of many of you (1Co 1:4-8); my refreshment of spirit redounds to yours, as being my disciples (2Co 7:13; compare Zec 6:8).
acknowledge—render them due acknowledgments by a kind reception of them: 1Th 5:12, "know" them in their true worth and treat them accordingly.
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