Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Door » Figurative » Of opportunity
I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee an opened door that none is able to shut it, because thou have little power, and thou keep my word, and did not deny my name.
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the agent of LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
But when they opposed and slandered him, having shaken out his clothes, he said to them, Your blood is upon your heads. I am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.
And by which way Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also do these oppose the truth. Men corrupted in mind, worthless about the faith.
and all of them together conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to deviate the proconsul from the faith.
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Missionary-work by ministers » Opportunities for, not to be neglected
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Open door » An open door of opportunity
I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee an opened door that none is able to shut it, because thou have little power, and thou keep my word, and did not deny my name.
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Now having come to Troas for the good-news of the Christ, and a door having been opened to me in Lord,
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » An open door of
I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee an opened door that none is able to shut it, because thou have little power, and thou keep my word, and did not deny my name.
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Now having come to Troas for the good-news of the Christ, and a door having been opened to me in Lord,
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Examples of
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the agent of LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
But when they opposed and slandered him, having shaken out his clothes, he said to them, Your blood is upon your heads. I am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.
And by which way Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also do these oppose the truth. Men corrupted in mind, worthless about the faith.
and all of them together conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein.
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to deviate the proconsul from the faith.
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Paul » Rebukes
But some of the wandering Jewish exorcists, attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims. And there were some sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, seven doing this. And having answered, the evil spirit said, I know Jesus and I recognize Paul, but who are ye? read more.
And the man in whom was the evil spirit, leaping on them, and having overpowered them, he prevailed against them, so as for them to flee out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, to those who dwell at Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many of those who have believed came, confessing, and reporting their practices. And a considerable number of those who practiced magical things, having brought their books together, burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Thus the word of the Lord was growing mightily and was prevailing.
And the man in whom was the evil spirit, leaping on them, and having overpowered them, he prevailed against them, so as for them to flee out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, to those who dwell at Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many of those who have believed came, confessing, and reporting their practices. And a considerable number of those who practiced magical things, having brought their books together, burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Thus the word of the Lord was growing mightily and was prevailing.
But I will remain at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.