1 Corinthians 16:9

World English Bible (2000)

for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

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  • Acts 14:27 : 27 When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
  • 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,
  • Phil 3:18 : 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
  • Col 4:3 : 3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
  • Rev 3:7-8 : 7 "To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things: 8 "I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn't deny my name.
  • Acts 19:8-9 : 8 He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God. 9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
  • 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life. 9 Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead, 10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

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    12 Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

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    6 But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.

    7 For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

    8 But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

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    10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

  • Col 4:3-4
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    3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

    4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.

  • Eph 6:19-20
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    19 on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

    20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

  • Phil 1:12-14
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    12 Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

    13 so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;

    14 and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

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    27 When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

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    28 and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

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    8 "I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn't deny my name.

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    6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

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    16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

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    30 having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.

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    22 Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,

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    10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

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  • Phil 1:16-17
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    17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

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  • Rom 15:19
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    19 For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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    1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;

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    11 Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.

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    10 But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.