2 Korintus 2:12

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas ¹  to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened ²  a door of opportunity ³  for me,

2 Korintus 6:1

God’s Suffering Servants

6:1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. ⁴ 

2 Korintus 7:6

7:6 But God, who encourages ⁵  the downhearted, encouraged ⁶  us by the arrival of Titus.

[2:12]  ¹ sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

[2:12]  ² tn This has been translated as a concessive participle (“even though”). The passive construction (“a door of opportunity had been opened for me by the Lord”) has been converted to an active one in the translation for clarity.

[2:12]  ³ tn Grk “a door”; the phrase ἀνοίγω θύραν (anoigw quran, “to open a door”) is an idiom meaning “to make possible some opportunity” (L&N 71.9).

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Or “receive the grace of God uselessly.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”