When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
2 Corinthians 2:12 - New Revised Standard Version When I came to Troas to proclaim the good news of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now when I arrived at Troas [to preach] the good news (the Gospel) of Christ, a door of opportunity was opened for me in the Lord, American Standard Version (1901) Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord, Common English Bible When I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, the Lord gave me an opportunity to preach. Catholic Public Domain Version And when I had arrived at Troas, because of the Gospel of Christ, and a door had opened to me in the Lord, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened unto me in the Lord, |
When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel!
For we were not overstepping our limits when we reached you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the good news of Christ.
For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you submit to it readily enough.
Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I proclaimed God's good news to you free of charge?
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his proclaiming the good news;
Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all others,
At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison,
and we sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in proclaiming the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith,