1 Corinthians 16:4 - Exposition

If it be meet that I go also. Unless the collection were a substantial proof of the generosity of the Gentile Churches, it would be hardly worth while ( ἆξιον ) for St. Paul to go too. With me . St. Paul would not take this money himself. His "religious" enemies were many, bitter, and unscrupulous, and he would give them no possibility of a handle against him. He makes such arrangements as should place him above suspicion ( 2 Corinthians 8:20 ). It turned out that the subscription was an adequate one, and St. Paul accompanied the Corinthian delegates ( Romans 15:25 ; Acts 20:4 ). The thought that they might visit Jerusalem and see some of the twelve would act as an incentive to the Corinthians.