All things bear record · 1 Corinthians
2 witnesses of Christ here, and 5 further echoes from the reading.
Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. 1 Corinthians 16:2
Early Christians gathered on Sunday, the day Jesus rose from the dead, and Paul has them set aside offerings that day. Our Sabbath on the first day remembers His Resurrection.
For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 1 Corinthians 16:7
Paul makes his plans subject to the Lord's will. For Paul, "the Lord" who directs his missionary travels is Jesus Christ.
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. 1 Corinthians 16:10
Timothy, like Paul, is doing the Lord's work, so the Saints should welcome him. Serving in the Church is working for Christ.
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. 1 Corinthians 16:19
Believers greet each other "in the Lord" because their friendship is built on shared faith in Jesus Christ.
Maranatha — Aramaic, 'our Lord, come' (or 'our Lord has come')
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 1 Corinthians 16:22
Paul writes in his own hand that loving the Lord Jesus Christ is what matters most, and adds "Maranatha," an Aramaic cry of the first Christians meaning "Our Lord, come!" It is a plea for and warning of His return.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Maranatha — Aramaic, 'our Lord, come'
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 1 Corinthians 16:22
This short Aramaic phrase was an early Christian prayer for Jesus to come again. Paul uses it to remind the Saints that the Lord is coming and will judge.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 1 Corinthians 16:23–24
Paul's final blessing is that Christ's grace, His enabling power and help, be with the Saints. Even his love for them is "in Christ Jesus."
How we know: the verse itself names Him