1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
In Context
8But I will be at Ephesus till Pentecost;
Cross References
Acts 19:8And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.
2 Corinthians 1:8For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:
Philippians 3:18For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;
Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 16:6-10
Paul Promises to Visit Corinth. ( a. d. 57.) 5 Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. 6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. 7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. 9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. In this passage the apostle… Read the whole commentary →