1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
Cross References
Acts 19:8And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.
2 Corinthians 1:8For we would not have you ignorant,brethren, of our tribulation, which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life.
Philippians 3:18For many walk, of whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping), that they are enemies of the cross of Christ;
Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church of Philadelphia, write: These things saith the Holy One and the true one, he that hath the key of David; he that openeth, and no man shutteth; shutteth, and no man openeth:
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 →