Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Door » Figurative » Of opportunity
I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no one can shut it, for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.
For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of
And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from now on I will go unto the Gentiles.
And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.
and conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder it.
But Elymas the wise man (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Then 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 and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Open door » An open door of opportunity
I know thy works; behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no one can shut it, for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.
For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Having come to Troas for the gospel of the Christ, even though a door was opened unto 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 open door, and no one can shut it, for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name.
For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Having come to Troas for the gospel of the Christ, even though a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Examples of
And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from now on I will go unto the Gentiles.
And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.
and conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder it.
But Elymas the wise man (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.
For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah and troubled them in building
Paul » Rebukes
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon themselves to invoke over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches. (And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and prince of the priests, who did so.) And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are ye? read more.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and overcame them and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds. In the same manner many who had practiced vain arts brought their books together and burned them before everyone, and they counted the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and overcame them and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds. In the same manner many who had practiced vain arts brought their books together and burned them before everyone, and they counted the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. For a great and effectual door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.