2 Corinthians 2:12

Jesus Troas

¹⁰ If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

¹¹ in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

¹³ I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
KJV: Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
WEB: Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,
ASV: Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
DARBY: Now when I came to Troas for the [publication of the] glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in [the] Lord,
BLB: Now having come to Troas for the gospel of Christ, a door also having been opened to me in the Lord,

ÅB: Da jeg kom til Troas for Kristi evangeliums skyld, og en dør var åpnet for meg i Herren, hadde jeg ingen ro i min ånd, fordi jeg ikke fant Titus, min bror,
OTB: Nå da jeg kom til Troas for Kristi evangelium og da en mulighet ble åpnet for meg i Herren,
B1930: Da jeg kom til Troas for Kristi evangeliums skyld, og en dør var mig oplatt i Herren, hadde jeg ingen ro i min ånd, fordi jeg ikke fant Titus, min bror,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 16:8
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Colossians 4:3
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
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1 Corinthians 16:9
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
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Revelation 3:7–8
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
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Acts 20:1–6
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
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Acts 20:8
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
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Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
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