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1 Corinthians 16:9

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

KJV

θύρα γάρ μοι ἀνέῳγεν μεγάλη καὶ ἐνεργής, καὶ ἀντικείμενοι πολλοί.

Greek NT

Ostium enim mihi apertum est magnum, et evidens : et adversarii multi.

Vulgate

for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

ASV

For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
θύρα
thura
noun · 39×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
ἀνοίγω
anoigo
verb · 76×
ἀντίκειμαι
antikeimai
verb · 8×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐνεργής
energes
adjective · 3×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:32 — If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
  • 2Cor 1:8 — For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
  • 2Cor 1:8 — For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
  • 2Cor 2:12 — Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
  • 2Cor 2:12 — Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
  • 2Thess 3:1 — Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
  • Acts 14:27 — And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
  • Acts 14:27 — And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
  • Acts 19:8 — And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
  • Col 4:3 — Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
  • Col 4:3 — Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
  • Col 4:15 — Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
  • Phil 3:18 — (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
  • Rev 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man
  • Rev 3:8 — I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.