3 Then when I get there, I’ll send whomever you approve to Jerusalem with letters of recommendation to bring your gift.
4 If it seems right for me to go too, they’ll travel with me.
5 I’ll come to you after I go through Macedonia, and because I’m going through Macedonia,
6 I may stay with you or even spend the winter there in Corinth so that you can send me on my way to wherever I’m off to next.
7 I don’t want to make a quick visit to you, since I hope to spend some time with you if the Lord lets it happen.
8 I’ll stay here in Ephesus until the Festival of Pentecost.
9 In spite of the fact that there are many opponents, a big and productive opportunity has opened up for my mission here.