Nowwhen I cameto Troasfor the gospelof Christand when a doorwas openedfor me in the Lord,
When they had arrivedand gatheredthe churchtogether,they [began] to reportall thingsthat Godhad donewith them and howHe had openeda doorof faithto the Gentiles.
Soputting out to seafrom Troas,we ran a straight courseto Samothrace,and on the day followingto Neapolis;
and passingby Mysia,they came downto Troas.
There were manylampsin the upper roomwherewe were gathered together.
Paul,a bond-servantof ChristJesus,called[as] an apostle,set apartfor the gospelof God,
for a widedoorfor effective[service] has openedto me, and there are manyadversaries.
Ifotherssharethe rightover you, do we not more?Nevertheless,we did not usethisright,but we endureall thingssothat we will causenohindranceto the gospelof Christ.
Soalsothe Lorddirectedthosewho proclaimthe gospelto get their livingfrom the gospel.
For ifI preachthe gospel,I have nothingto boastof, for I am undercompulsion;for woeis me ifI do not preach the gospel.
For we are not overextendingourselves,as ifwe did not reachto you, for we were the first to comeevenas faras you in the gospelof Christ;
For ifone comesand preachesanotherJesuswhomwe have not preached,oryou receivea differentspiritwhichyou have not received,ora differentgospelwhichyou have not accepted,you bear[this] beautifully.
Ordid I commita sinin humblingmyselfsothat you might be exalted,becauseI preachedthe gospelof Godto you without charge?
And evenifour gospelis veiled,it is veiledto thosewho are perishing,
in whosecasethe godof thisworldhas blindedthe mindsof the unbelievingsothat they might not seethe lightof the gospelof the gloryof Christ,whois the imageof God.
We have sent alongwith him the brotherwhosefamein [the things of] the gospel[has spread] throughallthe churches;
Becauseof the proofgiven by thisministry,they will glorifyGodfor [your] obedienceto your confessionof the gospelof Christand for the liberalityof your contributionto them and to all,
prayingat the same timefor us as well,that Godwill openup to us a doorfor the word,so that we may speak forththe mysteryof Christ,for whichI have alsobeen imprisoned;
and we sentTimothy,our brotherand God'sfellow workerin the gospelof Christ,to strengthenand encourageyou as to your faith,