Discovery Box2 Corinthians 2:12 
Context2:12 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 5:8
Context5:8 Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away 4 from the body and at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 11:31
Context11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
2 Corinthians 12:1
ContextPaul’s Thorn in the Flesh
12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. 5 Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
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 Or “be absent.”
5 tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”
