2 Corinthians 2:13

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

¹² Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

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.

¹⁵ For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

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.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
WEB: I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.
ASV: I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
DARBY: I had no rest in my spirit at not finding Titus my brother; but bidding them adieu, I came away to Macedonia.
BLB: I have had no rest in my spirit [in] my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went out to Macedonia.

ÅB: men jeg sa farvel til dem og dro videre til Makedonia.
OTB: Fant jeg ingen ro for min ånd, da jeg ikke fant Titus, min bror; så jeg tok avskjed med dem og dro videre til Makedonia.
B1930: men jeg sa farvel til dem og drog videre til Makedonia.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 7:5–6
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
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2 Corinthians 12:18
I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
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Galatians 2:1
Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
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2 Timothy 4:10
because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
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2 Corinthians 8:6
So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
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Galatians 2:3
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
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2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
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2 Corinthians 8:23
As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
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