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Verse 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 do...
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FURTHERMORE - But (δὲ de). This particle is properly adversative;
but frequently denotes transition, and serves to introduce something
else, whether opposite to what precedes, or simply continuative...
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3. HIS DEEP EXERCISE CONCERNING THEM. YET OVERCOMING.
CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Burden of his Soul. (2 Corinthians 2:1 .)_
2. Concerning the Brother who had been Disciplined. (2 Corinthians 2:5
.)
3. Over...
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This will complete the joyful reconciliation already accomplished.
Paul had found himself at Troas, restless and uneasy till he heard the
result of his letter to Corinth. Even the great opportunity fo...
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When we had come to Troas to tell the good news of Christ, even when a
door of opportunity stood open to us in the Lord, I had no rest for my
spirit, because I did not find Titus, my brother, there. B...
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WHEN A SAINT REBUKES (2 Corinthians 1:23-24 ; 2 Corinthians 2:1-4)...
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FURTHERMORE. Now. to. Greek _eis._ App-104.
TROAS. See Acts 16:8.
TO PREACH CHRIST'S GOSPEL. for (Cr. _eis)_ the gospel (App-140) of the
Messiah.
DOOR. See 1 Corinthians 16:9,
OF. Greek en. App-10...
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_Furthermore, when I came to Troas_ Another proof is now given of the
Apostle's sincere desire for the well-being of his converts, his
distress at the non-arrival of Titus at the time expected. In spi...
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12–17. The passage about the great offender (2 Corinthians 2:5-11)
follows quite naturally after 2 Corinthians 2:4, the connecting
thought being λύπη. But it is somewhat of a digression, from which
th...
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ἘΛΘῺΝ ΔῈ ΕἸΣ ΤῊΝ ΤΡΩΙΆΔΑ. NOW _when I came to
Troas_. ‘Furthermore’ (A.V.) is quite wrong. Having got the charge
of levity and the case of the grievous offender out of the way, he
returns to the affli...
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_PAUL'S SEARCH FOR TITUS 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12-13:_ When Paul reached
Troas he found a great open door for evangelism. Troas was an
important port city along the Aegean Sea. It was situated in
northweste...
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WHEN I COME TO TROAS— _When I came to Troas, and a door to the
gospel of Christ was opened._ Knatchbull. How uneasy St. Paul was, and
upon what account, see ch. 2 Corinthians 7:5. It was not barely fo...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 2
Distance (2 Corinthians 2:12-13)
12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, a door was
opened for me in the Lord; 13but my mind could not rest because I d...
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Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a
door was opened unto me of the Lord,
Paul expected to meet Titus at Troas to receive the tidings as to the
effect of his first let...
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21 The operation of God's Spirit is here seen under three distinct
figures: the anointing, the seal, and the earnest. Prophets and
priests and kings were anointed for their office. They were anointed...
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PARAPHRASE. 'I forgive any one whom you forgive; for I have no
personal feeling in the matter, and it is only for your sakes that I
speak of forgiveness at all, and I forgive in the spirit of Christ....
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_(B) 2:8-13. THE OBJECT AND RESULTS OF THE SEVERE LETTER_
The Apostle reminds them that to produce this godly sorrow was the
object of the letter he wrote before. He then speaks of one man who
has cau...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
CH1V23 God is my witness. I did not return to Corinth in order to
save you from a difficult situation. V24 We are not t...
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FURTHERMORE, WHEN I CAME TO TROAS. — The article, perhaps, indicates
the Troad as a district, rather than the city, just as it does in the
case of Saron. (See Note on Acts 9:35.) The case of the offen...
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CHAPTER 7
CHRIST'S CAPTIVE.
2 Corinthians 2:12 (R.V)
IN this passage the Apostle returns from what is virtually, if not
formally, a digression, to the narrative which begins in 2 Corinthians
1:8 f.,...
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CHAPTER 5
A PASTOR'S HEART.
2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 2:1 (R.V)
WHEN Paul came to the end of the paragraph in which he defends himself
from the charge of levity and untrustworthiness by app...
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HE WAS DISAPPOINTED AT NOT MEETING TITUS IN TROAS, BUT HE REJOICES NOW
TO LEARN THAT HIS MESSAGE OF REPROOF HAS BEEN LOYALLY RECEIVED IN
CORINTH....
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ἐλθὼν δέ κ. τ. λ.: _but_ (the particle δέ marking the
resumption of his original subject) _when I came to Troas, for the
purposes of the Gospel of Christ_ (_cf._ 2 Corinthians 9:13). He
stayed there s...
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THE SAVOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST
2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 3:1
Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14, imagines himself as part of his Master's
procession passing through the world.
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What a remarkable light is thrown on his first letter by his
declaration that he wrote it "out of much affliction and anguish of
heart," and "with many tears." Referring thus to his first letter,
Paul...
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TRIUMPHANT IN CHRIST
Before going into a brief discussion of discipline, Paul had been
telling about the first letter and reasons for his delay in coming. He
next resumed by telling them he went from...
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PAUL'S SINCERITY
If his words sounded boastful, Paul's conscience could withstand the
test of God's scrutiny and still show him holy and truthful. He had
not lived as one after earthly gain, but as on...
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(2) Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] Christ's gospel, and
a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
(2) He returns to the confirmation of his apostleship, and brings
forth both the testimon...
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When I was come to Troas....and a door was opened to me, towards
promoting the gospel, which I never neglect, yet I had not rest in my
spirit; I remained still in a great concern for you, not meeting...
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(1) But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to
you in heaviness. (2) For if I make you sorry, who is he then that
maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? (3) And...
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12._When I had come to Troas _By now mentioning what he had been doing
in the mean time, in what places he had been, and what route he had
pursued in his journeyings, he more and more confirms what he...
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But had there been any lightness in his decisions, since, as he now
informed them, he had intended to visit them on his way to Macedonia
(where he was at the moment of writing this letter), and then a...
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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 hin...
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Furthermore, when I came to Troas to _preach_ Christ's gospel, and a
door was opened unto me of the Lord,
Ver. 12. _A door was opened_] An opportunity offered. Where the master
sets up a light, there...
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_Furthermore_ That ye may know my great concern for you; _when I came
to Troas_ After the riot excited by Demetrius. He seems to refer to
that passage from Asia to Macedonia, of which a short account...
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TROAS; a city on the way from Ephesus to Macedonia, where Paul
expected to meet Titus and learn from him the effect of his first
epistle. But in this he was disappointed. He therefore left Troas and
w...
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PAUL'S TRIUMPH IN CHRIST. 2 Corinthians 2:12...
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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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These first few verses are a continuation of chapter 1. Paul had
purposed that he would not come to the Corinthians "in heaviness," and
for this reason delayed his visit. For his First Epistle was suc...
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12-17 A believer's triumphs are all in Christ. To him be the praise
and glory of all, while the success of the gospel is a good reason for
a Christian's joy and rejoicing. In ancient triumphs, abunda...
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This TROAS was either the city, or the whole country, called Troy or
Ilium, or the lesser Phrygia. We read of Paul's going thither by sea
from Philippi, ACTS 20:6, and of his having been there, 2 TIMO...
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Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ [i. e., intending to
preach], _and when a door_ [an opportunity-- 1 Corinthians 16:9 and
note] _was opened unto me in the Lord_,...
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2 Corinthians 2:12 Furthermore G1161 came G2064 (G5631) to G1519 Troas
G5174 to G1519 Christs G5547 gospel G
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‘Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door
was opened to me in the Lord, I had no relief for my spirit, because I
did not find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I...
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2 Corinthians 2:12. NOW WHEN I CAME TO TROAS PROBABLY NOT THE city
only, but the region of ‘the Troad.' It lay on the coast of Mysia,
and commercially its importance was considerable, FOR THE GOSPEL O...
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TO TROAS
(εις την Τρωιαδα). Luke does not mention this stop at
Troas on the way from Ephesus to Macedonia (Acts 20:1), though he does
mention two other visits there (Acts 16:8; Acts 20:6).WHEN A DO...
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CONTENTS: Forgiving those who have fallen into sin. The ministry of
the Christian.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Titus, an erring brother, Satan.
CONCLUSION: When a brother is truly penitent for hi...
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2 Corinthians 2:1. _But I determined that I would not come again to
you in heaviness;_ but rather wait till the late scandal should
subside. The offender, a man no doubt much known in the city, had la...
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WHEN I ARRIVED IN TROAS. Paul does not give us details of his recent
plans and travel. He must have gone to Troas after the riot at
Ephesus. [But the visit in Acts 20:6 must have been at a later time....
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_Furthermore, when I came to Troas._
THE EFFECT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY
I. The work which the minister undertakes. I came to Troas to preach
Christ’s gospel”; “God maketh manifest the savour of His
kn...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12 These verses explain some
of Paul’s actions behind writing 2 Corinthians 1:1 (vv....
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CHAPTER 2
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He declares that he had not come to them through fear of causing
sadness to himself and to them.
II. He exhorts them (ver. 6) to re-admit the fornicator, on his...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 2:12. TROAS.— Acts 20:1. Note, “_for the Gospel_,”
literally exact. DOOR.—Cf. 1 Corinthians 16:9, and material there....
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EXPOSITION
Continuation of his reasons for not coming to them direct from Ephesus
(2 Corinthians 2:1). Their treatment of the incestuous offender (2
Corinthians 2:5). His thankfulness at the news whi...
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But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you
in heaviness (2 Corinthians 2:1).
"I wrote a heavy letter to you, but I was determined that I wasn't
going to come again in heavi...
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1 Corinthians 16:9; Acts 14:27; Acts 16:8; Acts 20:1; Acts 20:8;...
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I came to Troas. Bengel remarks : "The whole epistle is an itinerary."
The fact is another illustration of the strong personal feeling which
marks the letter. "The very stages of his journey are impre...
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Now when I came to Troas — It seems, in that passage from Asia to
Macedonia, of which a short account is given, Acts 20:1. Even though a
door was opened to me — That is, there was free liberty to spea...
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Observe here, 1. The unwearied diligence of this great apostle in
traveling from place to place, and carrying the gospel with him from
one city and nation to another: I CAME TO TROAS, AND FROM THENCE...