1Cor 16:12 | RWP | e4.org | And it was not at all his will to come now ( κα παντως ουκ ην θελημα ινα νυν ελθη ). Adversative use of κα = "but." Apollos had left Corinth in disgust over the strife there which involved him and Paul ( ). He had had enough of partisan strife over preachers.

‏ 1 Corinthians 16:12

And it was not at all his will to come now ( κα παντως ουκ ην θελημα ινα νυν ελθη ). Adversative use of κα = "but." Apollos had left Corinth in disgust over the strife there which involved him and Paul (1Co 1-4). He had had enough of partisan strife over preachers.