2Cor 2:12 Cross References

2 Corinthians 2:12

12: Well, when I came to the city of Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord gave me tremendous opportunities.

Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported about their trip, telling all that God had done and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles, too.

Don't forget to pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to preach about his secret plan--that Christ is also for you Gentiles. That is why I am here in chains.

for there is a wide-open door for a great work here, and many people are responding. But there are many who oppose me.

"Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true. He is the one who has the key of David. He opens doors, and no one can shut them; he shuts doors, and no one can open them.
"I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can shut. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.

This letter is from Paul, Jesus Christ's slave, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

When it was all over, Paul sent for the believers and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia.
Along the way, he encouraged the believers in all the towns he passed through. Then he traveled down to Greece,
where he stayed for three months. He was preparing to sail back to Syria when he discovered a plot by some Jews against his life, so he decided to return through Macedonia.
Several men were traveling with him. They were Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; Aristarchus and Secundus, from Thessalonica; Gaius, from Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were from the province of Asia.
They went ahead and waited for us at Troas.

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