Parallel Verses
Amplified
because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.
New American Standard Bible
for a
King James Version
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Holman Bible
because a wide door
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.
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.
Themes
Door » Figurative » Of opportunity
Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of
Missionary-work by ministers » Opportunities for, not to be neglected
Open door » An open door of opportunity
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » An open door of
Topics
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 16:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Travel Plans For Paul And Associates
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But I will stay in Ephesus until
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Acts 14:27
Arriving there, they gathered the church together and began to report [in great detail] everything that God had done with them and how He had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith [in Jesus as the Messiah and Savior].
2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I arrived at Troas to preach the good news of Christ, even though a door [of opportunity] opened for me in the Lord,
Philippians 3:18
For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, who live as enemies of the cross of Christ [rejecting and opposing His way of salvation],
Colossians 4:3
At the same time pray for us, too, that God will open a door [of opportunity] to us for the word, to proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have been imprisoned;
Acts 19:8-10
And he went into the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:32
What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about
Revelation 3:7-8