2 Corinthians 2:12

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas ¹  to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened ²  a door of opportunity ³  for me,

2 Corinthians 8:18

8:18 And we are sending ⁴  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ⁵ 

2 Corinthians 10:16

10:16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ⁶  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ⁷  the gospel of God to you free of charge?

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¹ sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

² tn 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 tn Grk “a door”; the phrase ἀνοίγω θύραν (anoigw quran, “to open a door”) is an idiom meaning “to make possible some opportunity” (L&N 71.9).

⁴ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

⁵ tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”

⁶ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

⁷ tn Or “preached.”