Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Door » Figurative » Of opportunity
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: I am pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.
Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.
and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
Missionary-work by ministers » Opportunities for, not to be neglected
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
Open door » An open door of opportunity
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
Now when I came to Troas for the publication of the glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in the Lord,
Opportunity » Lost, by indifference or neglect » An open door of
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an opened door, which no one can shut, because thou hast a little power, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
Now when I came to Troas for the publication of the glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in the Lord,
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Examples of
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: I am pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.
Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.
and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.
And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
Paul » Rebukes
And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches. And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this. But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye? read more.
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds. And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books of charms and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds. And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books of charms and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
But I remain in Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great door is opened to me and an effectual one, and the adversaries many.