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2 Corinthians 2:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When I went to Troas to preach the good news about Christ, I found that the Lord had already prepared the way.

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After arriving in Antioch, they called the church together. They told the people what God had helped them do and how he had made it possible for the Gentiles to believe.

We sailed straight from Troas to Samothrace, and the next day we arrived in Neapolis.

So they went on through Mysia until they came to Troas.

In the upstairs room where we were meeting, there were a lot of lamps.

From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be an apostle, and he appointed me to preach the good news

because there is a wonderful opportunity for me to do some work here. But there are also many people who are against me.

If others have the right to do this, we have an even greater right. But we haven't used this right of ours. We are willing to put up with anything to keep from causing trouble for the message about Christ.

In the same way, the Lord wants everyone who preaches the good news to make a living from preaching this message.

I don't have any reason to boast about preaching the good news. Preaching is something God told me to do, and if I don't do it, I am doomed.

We are not boasting more than we should. After all, we did bring the message about Christ to you.

We told you about Jesus, and you received the Holy Spirit and accepted our message. But you let some people tell you about another Jesus. Now you are ready to receive another spirit and accept a different message.

Was it wrong for me to lower myself and honour you by preaching God's message free of charge?

If there is anything hidden about our message, it is hidden only to someone who is lost.

The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like.

With Titus we are also sending one of the Lord's followers who is well known in every church for spreading the good news.

The way in which you have proved yourselves by this service will bring honour and praise to God. You believed the message about Christ, and you obeyed it by sharing generously with God's people and with everyone else.

Be sure to pray that God will make a way for us to spread his message and explain the mystery about Christ, even though I am in jail for doing this.

and send our friend Timothy to you. He works with us as God's servant and preaches the good news about Christ. We wanted him to make you strong in your faith and to encourage you.




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