Instructions and Greetings

16 Now concerning ^(A)the collection for ^[a](B)the saints, as ^(C)I directed the churches of ^(D)Galatia, so you are to do as well. ² On ^(E)the first day of every week, each of you is to ^[b]put aside and save as he may prosper, so that ^(F)no collections need to be made when I come.

⁷ On ^(A)the first day of the week, when ^(B)we were gathered together to ^(C)break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his ^[a]message until midnight.

¹⁰ I was ^(A)in the ^[a]Spirit on ^(B)the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice ^(C)like the sound of a trumpet,