But as touching Apollos the brother,. besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

'But as touching Apollos the brother' -'now about' with which this sentence begins implies that this passage is also in response to their letter.' (Fee p. 823) It seems that the Corinthians had written Paul, requesting that Apollos come back to Corinth.

'I besought him much' -'I have repeatedly urged him' (Wey). Seeing that Apollos was much loved in Corinth, Paul urged him to return.

'with the brethren' -probably those mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:17, who would bring this letter back to Corinth.

'it was not all his will to come now' -'He hadn't said he didn't want to come, only that he didn't want to come now.' (McGuiggan p. 216)

'but he will come when he shall have opportunity' -which seems to imply that Apollos is involved in such work that must take precedence over the situation in Corinth. From this verse we also learn that Paul didn't coordinate the movements of all First Century preachers.

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