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2 Corinthians 2:12

James Moffatt - New Testament

Well, when I reached Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, though I had a wide opportunity in the Lord,

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and so they passed Mysia by and went down to Troas.

On their arrival they gathered the church together and reported how God had been with them, what he had done, and how he had opened a door into faith for the Gentiles.

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

for I have wide opportunities here for active service — and there are many to thwart me.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God

(there were plenty of lamps in the upper room where we met).

Setting sail then from Troas we ran straight to Samothrace and on the following day to Neapolis.

If others share this right over you, why not we all the more? We did not avail ourselves of it, you say? No, we do not mind any privations if we can only avoid putting any obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

so the Lord's instructions were that those who proclaim the gospel are to get their living by the gospel?

What I am proud of is not the mere preaching of the gospel; that I am constrained to do. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Even if my gospel is veiled, it is only veiled in the case of the perishing;

there the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to prevent them seeing the light thrown by the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God.

Along with him I am sending that brother whose services to the gospel are praised by all the churches;

This service shows what you are, it makes men praise God for the way you have come under the gospel of Christ which you confess, and for the generosity of your contributions to themselves and to all;

I am not overstepping the limit, as if you lay beyond my sphere; I was the very first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

You put up with it all right, when some interloper preaches a second Jesus (not the Jesus I preached), or when you are treated to a Spirit different from the Spirit you once received, and to a different gospel from what I gave you! Why not put up with me?

But perhaps I did wrong in taking a humble place that you might have a high one — I mean, in preaching the gospel of God to you for nothing!

I sent Timotheus our brother, a minister of God in the gospel of Christ, for your strengthening and encouragement in the faith,




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