closing a door
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7And to the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia write: Thus says the Holy One, the True One, he who holds the key of David. He opens and no one closes. He closes and no one opens.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. 6In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
4And enter and close your door. And when you are inside with your sons, pour from the oil into all those vessels. And when they are full, take them away.”
18And they laid hands on the Apostles, and they placed them in the common prison. 19But in the night, an Angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out, saying, 20“Go and stand in the temple, speaking to the people all these words of life.”
5And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites, who love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets to pray, so that they may be seen by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. 6But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you. 7And when praying, do not choose many words, as the pagans do. For they think that by their excess of words they might be heeded. 8Therefore, do not choose to imitate them. For your Father knows what your needs may be, even before you ask him. 9Therefore, you shall pray in this way: Our Father, who is in heaven: May your name be kept holy. 10May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
6Then, while crossing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the Word in Asia. 7But when they had arrived in Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them. 8Then, when they had crossed through Mysia, they descended to Troas. 9And a vision in the night was revealed to Paul of a certain man of Macedonia, standing and pleading with him, and saying: “Cross into Macedonia and help us!” 10Then, after he saw the vision, immediately we sought to set out for Macedonia, having been assured that God had called us to evangelize to them. 11And sailing from Troas, taking a direct path, we arrived at Samothrace, and on the following day, at Neapolis,
12And when I had arrived at Troas, because of the Gospel of Christ, and a door had opened to me in the Lord,
6Then, while crossing through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the Word in Asia. 7But when they had arrived in Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
8I know your works. Behold, I have set an open door before you, which no one is able to close. For you have little power, and you have observed my word, and you have not denied my name.
6But you, when you pray, enter into your room, and having shut the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will repay you.
10Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not turn away, for I am your God. I have strengthened you, and I have assisted you, and the right hand of my just one has upheld you.
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;