1 Corinthians 16:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.

New Living Translation
There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me.

English Standard Version
for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Berean Study Bible
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.

New American Standard Bible
for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

NASB 1995
for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

NASB 1977
for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Amplified Bible
because a wide door for effective service has opened to me [in Ephesus, a very promising opportunity], and there are many adversaries.

Christian Standard Bible
because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me —yet many oppose me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because a wide door for effective ministry has opened for me--yet many oppose me.

Contemporary English Version
because there is a wonderful opportunity for me to do some work here. But there are also many people who are against me.

Good News Translation
There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work, even though there are many opponents.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have a great opportunity to do effective work here, although there are many people who oppose me.

International Standard Version
because a door has opened wide for me to do effective work, although many people are opposing me.

NET Bible
because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

New King James Version
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

King James 2000 Bible
For a great and effective door is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

New Heart English Bible
for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

World English Bible
for a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

American King James Version
For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

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

A Faithful Version
For a great and effective door has been opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Darby Bible Translation
For a great door is opened to me and an effectual [one], and [the] adversaries many.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For a great door and effectual is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For a great doore and effectuall is opened vnto me: and there are many aduersaries.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For a great doore and effectuall is opened vnto me, and there are many aduersaries.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For a greate and frutefull dore is opened vnto me, and there are many aduersaries.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For a greate dore and a frutefull is opened vnto me: and ther are many adversaries.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for a door has been opened to me—great and effectual—and withstanders [are] many.

Berean Literal Bible
For a great and productive door has opened to me, and many are opposing.

Young's Literal Translation
for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders are many.

Smith's Literal Translation
For a door has stood open to me, great and effective, and many opposed.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For a large and effectual door has been opened and many are opposing.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For a great door and evident is opened unto me: and many adversaries.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For a door, great and unavoidable, has opened to me, as well as many adversaries.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For a great door is opened to me, filled with opportunities and many opponents.

Lamsa Bible
For a great door, full of opportunities, is opened to me, and adversaries are many.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for a great and effective door is opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Godbey New Testament
for a door is opened unto me great and effectual, and there are many antagonizing.

Haweis New Testament
for there is opened to me a great door, and effectual, and there are many adversaries.

Mace New Testament
for I have a very fair and promising opportunity given me of propagating the gospel, tho' there are many opposers.

Weymouth New Testament
for a wide door stands open before me which demands great efforts, and we have many opponents.

Worrell New Testament
for a door, great and effectual, has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Worsley New Testament
though there are many opposers.
















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