When they arrived and gathered together Messiah’s community, they began to report all that God had done in helping them and that He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 16:9 - Tree of Life Version for a great door has opened wide for me, though many are in opposition. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For a wide door of opportunity for effectual [service] has opened to me [there, a great and promising one], and [there are] many adversaries. American Standard Version (1901) for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. Common English Bible In spite of the fact that there are many opponents, a big and productive opportunity has opened up for my mission here. Catholic Public Domain Version For a door, great and unavoidable, has opened to me, as well as many adversaries. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries. |
When they arrived and gathered together Messiah’s community, they began to report all that God had done in helping them and that He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
If, for human reasons, I fought with “wild animals” at Ephesus, what good is that to me? If the dead are not raised, “let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
If we are suffering hardship, it is for your encouragement and salvation. Or if we are encouraged, it is for your encouragement, which produces in you the patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.
Now when I arrived in Troas for the Good News of Messiah, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,
For many walk who are enemies of the cross of Messiah—I have often told you about them, and now I am even weeping as I tell you.
At the same time, keep praying for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the message, to proclaim the mystery of Messiah—for which I am in prison.
So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.