2 Corinthians 2:12

Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Furthermore	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
came	Ἐλθὼν Elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Troas	Τρῳάδα Trōada	G5174	the Troad (or plain of Troy) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Christ’s	Χριστοῦ Christou	G5547	anointed · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
gospel	εὐαγγέλιον euangelion	G2098	a good message · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
door	θύρας thuras	G2374	a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure · noun — genitive singular feminine
opened	ἀνεῳγμένης aneōgmenēs	G455	to open up (literally or figuratively · verb — second perfect passive participle, genitive singular feminine
me	μοί moí	G3427	to me
of	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Lord	κυρίῳ, kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Acts 16:8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
Acts 14:27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the doo…
Colossians 4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
1 Corinthians 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
Revelation 3:7-8 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he…
Acts 20:1-6 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
Acts 20:8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:12–end

After these directions concerning the excommunicated person the apostle makes a long digression, to give the Corinthians an account of his travels and labours for the furtherance of the gospel, and what success he had therein, declaring at the same time how much he was concerned for them in their affairs, how he had no rest in his spirit, when he found not Titus at Troas (Co2 2:13), as he expected, from whom he hoped to have understood more perfectly how it fared with them. And we find afterwards (Co2 7:5-7) that when the apostle had come into Macedonia he was comforted by the coming of Titus, and the information he gave him concerning them. So that we may look upon all that we read from thi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 2:12

Paul expected to meet Titus at Troas, to receive the tidings as to the effect of his first Epistle on the Corinthian Church; but, disappointed in his expectation there, he passed on to Macedonia, where he met him at last (Co2 7:5-7) The history (Acts) does not record his passing through Troas, in going from Ephesus to Macedonia; but it does in coming from that country (Act 20:6); also, that he had disciples there (Act 20:7), which accords with the Epistle (Co2 2:12, "a door was opened unto me of the Lord"). An undesigned coincidence marking genuineness [PALEY, HorÃ&brvbr PaulinÃ&brvbr]. Doubtless Paul had fixed a time with Titus to meet him at Troas; and had desired him, if detained so as no…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 2:12

When I came to Troas - After having written the former epistle, and not having heard what effect it had produced on your minds; though the Lord had opened me a particular door to preach the Gospel, in which I so especially rejoice and glory;

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 2:12

Furthermore, when I came to Troas,.... The apostle proceeds, in this latter part of the chapter, to take notice of and remove the charge of ostentation and insincerity in preaching the Gospel, and hints at other reasons of his not coming to Corinth; particularly that he took a journey to Troas, expecting to meet with Titus there, who was to give him an account of the affairs of the church at Corinth, which he was desirous of knowing before he went thither; but missing of Titus, is uneasy, and goes for Macedonia; though he was first detained awhile at Troas, having a good opportunity of preaching the Gospel there, with a prospect of success. Troas was a city of the lesser Asia near the Helles…

The Church Fathers

Paul means that when he got to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, there were people who received the message.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

In Acts [16:9] it says that a man of Macedonia appeared to Paul in a dream and asked him to come over and help them. Paul does not mention this incident in his letter, evidently because he realized that this was not the right time to say such things about himself.
— Didymus the Blind, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

In Acts [:] it says that a man of Macedonia appeared to Paul in a dream and asked him to come over and help them. Paul does not mention this incident in his letter, evidently because he realized that this was not the right time to say such things about himself. .
— Didymus the Blind,

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Dictionary and topics

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the — Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia.…
Doors — Moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Troas — A city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Here Paul, on his second missionary…
Gospel, The · Is called the: Gospel of Christ — Is called the: Gospel of Christ
Troas · Paul visits — Paul visits

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Corinthians 2:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 2:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 2:12

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 2:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Corinthians 2:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 2:12

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 2:12

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 2:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Corinthians 2:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Corinthians 2:12-13