Parallel Verses
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].
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.
Amplified
because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.
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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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 16:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Travel Plans For Paul And Associates
8 But I will wait [here] in Ephesus until the Day of Pentecost [Note: This was an annual Jewish festival, held at spring harvest time]; 9 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]. 10 Now if [or, probably, "when"] Timothy comes [i.e., there to Corinth], make sure he feels at ease [Note: Due to his youthful age and inexperience, Timothy was probably inclined to be easily intimidated], for he is doing the Lord's work, just as I am.
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Cross References
Acts 14:27
And when they arrived [in Antioch of Syria], they gathered the church together and reported everything that God had done through them and how He had opened a door [of opportunity] for the [unconverted] Gentiles to [enter] the faith.
2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I came to Troas [See Acts 16:8], in order to preach the good news about Christ, and when a door [of opportunity] was opened to me in [the service of] the Lord [there],
Philippians 3:18
For I have often told you before, and am telling you again with tears in my eyes, that many people are living as the enemies of the cross of Christ [i.e., their lives oppose the purpose of Christ's death].
Colossians 4:3
At the same time, pray for us also, that God will open up a door [of opportunity] for [proclaiming] the message, so we can tell about the [previously] hidden secret of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.
Acts 19:8-10
Paul went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, discussing and convincing people about matters regarding the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:32
What benefit was it to me, from a human standpoint, if I fought wild animals in Ephesus, and [yet] the dead are not raised? [Note: This probably refers to Paul facing ferocious opposition from people there in Ephesus]. We should [just] eat and drink, for tomorrow we [may] die.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we want you to know, brothers, about the trouble that we experienced in Asia. [See I Cor. 16:19]. We were under a heavy burden [which was] more than we could stand, even to the point of despairing of life.
Revelation 3:7-8
"And write [this] to the angel of the church at Philadelphia: These are the words of Him who is holy and true, [and] who possesses the key [i.e., the power and authority] of King David, [and] who opens [a door] which no one will close, and who closes one that no one will open: