1Cor 16:16, 18 | JFB | STEP | 16. That ye-- Translate, "That ye also," namely, in your turn ... in return for their self-devotion [Alford]. helpeth with-- them. laboureth-- by himself.

‏ 1 Corinthians 16:16

16. That ye--Translate, "That ye also," namely, in your turn ... in return for their self-devotion [Alford].

helpeth with--them.

laboureth--by himself.

‏ 1 Corinthians 16:18

18. refreshed my spirit and yours--"yours" will be refreshed on receiving this letter, by knowing that "my spirit is refreshed" by their having come to me from you; and (perhaps) by the good report they gave of many of you (1Co 1:4-8); my refreshment of spirit redounds to yours, as being my disciples (2Co 7:13; compare Zec 6:8).

acknowledge--render them due acknowledgments by a kind reception of them: 1Th 5:12, "know" them in their true worth and treat them accordingly.