1 Corinthians 16:8

Modern

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

Traditional

But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

Literal

But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost.

Latin

Permanebo autem Ephesi usque ad Pentecosten.

Greek

English

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

Paul wrote this letter while he was in Ephesus, around AD 53 to 56 (Acts 19:1–20:1).
Pentecost occurred in May or June.

Theme notes and profiles

Acts 2:1
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Exodus 23:16
You 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.
Acts 18:19
When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If 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.”
Leviticus 23:15–21
From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.

Weeks: A Jewish agricultural festival celebrated 50 days after Passover

Ephesus: Major city in Asia Minor; important center for early Christianity