Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

King James Version

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

Holman Bible

because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me—yet many oppose me.

International Standard Version

because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.

A Conservative Version

For a great and effective door has opened to me, and yet there are many who are hostile.

American Standard Version

for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

Amplified

because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.

An Understandable Version

because a great door [of opportunity] has opened up to me [here] for doing an effective work [for God], but there are [also] many enemies who oppose me. [See Acts 19].

Anderson New Testament

for a great and effective door is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Bible in Basic English

For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.

Common New Testament

for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for I have a very fair and promising opportunity given me of propagating the gospel, tho' there are many opposers.

Darby Translation

For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.

Godbey New Testament

for a door is opened unto me great and effectual, and there are many antagonizing.

Goodspeed New Testament

for I have a great and promising opportunity here, as well as many opponents.

John Wesley New Testament

For a great and effectual door is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Julia Smith Translation

For a door has stood open to me, great and effective, and many opposed.

King James 2000

For a great and effective door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for a great and effective door has opened for me, and [there are] many opponents.

Modern King James verseion

For a great and effective door opened to me, and many are opposing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For a great door and a fruitful is opened unto me: and there are many adversaries.

Moffatt New Testament

for I have wide opportunities here for active service ??and there are many to thwart me.

Montgomery New Testament

for a door has opened to me, great and effectual, and the opponents are many.

NET Bible

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

New Heart English Bible

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Noyes New Testament

for a door hath been opened to me great and effective, and there are many adversaries.

Sawyer New Testament

for a great and effectual door is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

The Emphasized Bible

For, a door, unto me, hath opened, great and effectual, and, opposers, are many.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for there is opened to me a great door, and effectual, and there are many adversaries.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For a great opening for active work has presented itself, and there are many opponents.

Webster

For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Weymouth New Testament

for a wide door stands open before me which demands great efforts, and we have many opponents.

Williams New Testament

For I have an opportunity here that is great and calls for work, and it has many opponents.

World English Bible

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Worrell New Testament

for a door, great and effectual, has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Worsley New Testament

though there are many opposers.

Youngs Literal Translation

for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders are many.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

a great
μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

θύρα 
Thura 
Usage: 25

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ἐνεργής 
Energes 
Usage: 3

ἀνοίγω 
Anoigo 
Usage: 62

me
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

Context Readings

Travel Plans For Paul And Associates

8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. 9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he may stay with you securely, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

Cross References

Acts 14:27

And when they were come and had gathered the congregation together, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

2 Corinthians 2:12

Having come to Troas for the gospel of the Christ, even though a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

Philippians 3:18

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;

Colossians 4:3

praying also together for us that God would open unto us the door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, for which I am also in bonds,

Acts 19:8-10

And he went into the synagogue and spoke freely for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 15:32

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what does it advantage me, if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Because, brothers, we would not have you ignore our tribulation which was done unto us in Asia, that we were burdened beyond our strength, in such a manner that we despaired even of life:

Revelation 3:7-8

And to the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write; These things, saith he that is Holy and True, he who has the key of David, who opens and no one shuts and shuts, and no one opens;

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