1 Corinthians 16:5

I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia Rather, - when I have passed through Macedonia." Here the Apostle announces the change of a purpose previously intimated whether in the lost Epistle, or in some other manner, it is impossible to say of coming first to Corinth, passing on to Macedonia, and returning to Corinth. See 2 Corinthians 1:15-16. The reason of this change is given in 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 7:8-12; 2Co 12:20-21; 2 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Corinthians 13:10. For the imputations which it brought on the Apostle, see 2 Corinthians 1:17.

for I do pass through Macedonia This passage has been translated, for I am passing through Macedonia, a rendering which is shewn to be erroneous by 1 Corinthians 16:8, in which St Paul announces his intention of remaining at Ephesus for some time longer. But it has led to the incorrect note at the end of the Epistle in our version, which states that the Epistle was written at Philippi. See Introduction.