11 Bible Verses about Opening To Others

behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, I will sup with him, and he shall afterwards be entertain'd by me.

imitate those servants who stand waiting for their master's return from the wedding, to let him in as soon as he comes to the door.

the porter lets him in, and the sheep know his voice: he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out to pasture.

so we took our places, and convers'd with the women, that came there. one of them was nam'd Lydia of Thyatira, a trader in purple, and a Jewish proselyte. she heard us: and the Lord inclin'd her heart to attend to what Paul said.

as Peter still continued knocking, they let him in, and seeing it was he, they were extremely surpriz'd:

afterwards came the other virgins likewise, and cry'd,

when once the master of the family is enter'd in, and has fastned the door, you will stand without beating at the door, and cry, Lord, Lord, let us in: but he will answer, you are strangers to me.

then looking up to heaven, with a sigh, he said, Ephphata, that is, be open:

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 what no man can shut; and shutteth what no man can open:

but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors by night, and having brought them out, said to them,

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for tho' few in number, you have kept my word, and have not renounced my name.