American Standard Version
"for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. "
— 1 Corinthians 16:9, American Standard Version
“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.”
“for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”
“because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.”
“For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries.”
“For a great and important door there is open to me, and there are a number of people against me.”
“For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.”
but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even winter, that ye may set me forward on my journey whithersoever I go.
For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
for a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do:
let no man therefore despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come unto me: for I expect him with the brethren.
But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not at all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.