1 Corinthians 16:9

9 because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.

1 Corinthians 16:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
ESV
9 for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
NLT
9 There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.
MSG
9 A huge door of opportunity for good work has opened up here. (There is also mushrooming opposition.)
CSB
9 because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me-yet many oppose me.

1 Corinthians 16:9 In-Context

7 For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
8 But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost,
9 because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
10 When Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord, just as I am.
11 No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.

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