1 Corinthians 16:9 · KJV
“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and {there are} many adversaries.”
— 1 Corinthians 16:9
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also {do}.
1 Corinthians 16 — Context
For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and {there are} many adversaries.
10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also {do}.
11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 2:12
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to {preach} Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
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.
Colossians 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:
Revelation 3:7-8
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 openeth;
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
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:
Acts 19:8-10
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.
1 Corinthians 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. {after...: or, to speak after the manner of men}
Philippians 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: