This passage is often misinterpreted as establishing a rigid, universal rule for weekly tithing or mandatory church offerings applicable to all eras, ignoring its specific context of emergency relief for impoverished Jerusalem Christians amid persecution; others wrongly assume it mandates a literal 'laying by in store on the first day of the week' as a perpetual ordinance disconnected from first-century travel and collection logistics, or view it as Paul's personal fundraising scheme rather than a coordinated effort for communal welfare.
I Corinthians 16:1
King James Version (1769)
1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.
Paul instructs the Corinthian church to follow the same orderly procedure for collecting offerings that he directed the Galatian churches to use, specifically for aiding the needy saints in Jerusalem, emphasizing practical generosity, unity among churches, and systematic stewardship to support fellow believers in times of hardship without burdening any one congregation excessively.