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1 Corinthians 16:9

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7 For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

10 If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

11 No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.

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BSB
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
KJV
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
WEB
for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
ASV
for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
DARBY
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual [one], and [the] adversaries many.
BLB
For a door has opened to me, great and effective, and many are opposing.
ÅB
for en stor og virksom dør er åpnet for meg, og det er mange motstandere.
OTB
For en stor mulighet for effektivt arbeid har åpnet seg for meg, og det er mange motstandere.
B1930
for en stor og virksom dør er oplatt for mig, og det er mange motstandere.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:12

    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

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  • Acts 14:27

    When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

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  • Colossians 4:3

    as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

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  • Revelation 3:7–8

    To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10

    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

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  • Philippians 3:18

    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:32

    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

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  • Acts 19:8–10

    Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

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