2 Corinthians 2:12

2 Corinthians 2:12

10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For¹ if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Triumph in Christ

12 Furthermore, ^awhen I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and ^ba door was opened to me by the Lord,

13 ^aI had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us¹ diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ ^aamong those who are being saved and ^bamong those who are perishing.

16 ^aTo the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And ^bwho is sufficient for these things?

17 For we are not, as¹ so many, ^apeddling the word of God; but as ^bof sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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To Troas (eiv thn Trwada). Luke does not mention this stop at Troas on the way from Ephesus to Macedonia (Acts 20:1 f.), though he does mention two other visits there (Acts 16:8; Acts 20:6).

When a door was opened unto me (qurav moi anewgmenhv). Genitive absolute with second perfect passive participle of anoignumi. Paul used this very metaphor in I Corinthians 16:9. He will use it again in Colossians 4:3. Here was an open door that he could not enter.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Corinthians 2:12:**

Acts 14:27
Acts 16:8
Acts 20:2
Acts 20:6
1 Corinthians 16:11
2 Corinthians 1:16
2 Corinthians 2:3
2 Corinthians 7:5
2 Corinthians 7:9
Colossians 4:3
1 Thessalonians 1:5
Revelation 3:8

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