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2 Corinthians 2:12

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2:12Now when I arrived in Troas16 to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened17 a door of opportunity18 for me,

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Footnotes

  1. 16 Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.
  2. 17 This has been translated as a concessive participle (“even though”). The passive construction (“a door of opportunity had been opened for me by the Lord”) has been converted to an active one in the translation for clarity.
  3. 18 Grk “a door”; the phrase ἀνοίγω θύραν (anoigō thuran, “to open a door”) is an idiom meaning “to make possible some opportunity” (L&N 71.9).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord opened a door for me,

NLTNew Living Translation

When I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now when I arrived in Troas for the gospel of Christ and a door was opened for me by the Lord,

KJV 1900King James Version

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