John Gill's Exposition on 1 Corinthians 16:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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But I will tarry at Ephesus till Pentecost.] The feast of weeks, or of harvest, which was fifty days from the passover; (see Gill on “<440201>Acts 2:1”) which though abrogated at the death of Christ, was observed by the Jews, and is mentioned by the apostle, not as a festival that the Christians were obliged to regard, or did regard, but as pointing out the time he intended to stay at Ephesus: and we elsewhere read, that he was greatly desirous of being at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, (<442016>Acts 20:16) not to keep it, but because there would then be abundance of people from all parts there, to whom he should have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel.

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