Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.
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
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.
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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Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 16:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Travel Plans For Paul And Associates
8 However, I'll stay on in Ephesus until Pentecost, 9 because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me. 10 If Timothy comes, see to it that he does not have anything to be afraid of while he is with you, for he is doing the Lord's work as I am.
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Cross References
Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they called the church together and told them everything that God had done with them and how he had opened a door so that gentiles would believe.
2 Corinthians 2:12
When I went to Troas on behalf of the gospel of the Messiah, the Lord opened a door for me,
Philippians 3:18
For I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of the Messiah.
Colossians 4:3
At the same time also pray for us that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah, for which I have been imprisoned.
Acts 19:8-10
He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about the suffering we experienced in Asia. We were so crushed beyond our ability to endure that we even despaired of living.
Revelation 3:7-8
"To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: "The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, "says this: