1 Corinthians 16:9

“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 16:9

For a great doore and effectuall is opened vnto mee, and there are many aduersaries.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

for a wide door for effective {service} has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.
- Basic English Bible

For a great door is opened to me and an effectual [one], and [the] adversaries many.
- Darby Bible

For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
- Webster's Bible

for a wide door stands open before me which demands great efforts, and we have many opponents.
- Weymouth Bible

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

For a grete dore and an opyn is openyd to me, and many aduersaries.
- Wycliffe Bible

for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders [are] many.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Corinthians 16:9

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 16:9


16:9 A great door - As to the number of hearers. And effectual - As to the effects wrought upon them. And there are many adversaries - As there must always be where Satan's kingdom shakes. This was another reason for his staying there.



People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 16:9


1Co 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened. His ministry in Ephesus was very successful. See Ac 19:20. There are many adversaries. Demetrius and his fellow-craftsmen had probably begun their agitation (Ac 19:23-41).

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