Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, 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.
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.
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
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Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 16:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
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8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost; 9 for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 10 Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do:
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Cross References
Acts 14:27
And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
Philippians 3:18
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Colossians 4:3
withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
Acts 19:8-10
And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Revelation 3:7-8
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth: