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2 Corinthians 2:12 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 12. 12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
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Role in This Section
This verse reports an opened gospel door for Paul in Troas.
Read It With
- 2 Corinthians 2:12–17
Read 2 Corinthians 2:12 with 2:12–17. This verse reports an opened gospel door for Paul in Troas. The complete unit establishes this movement: Even with an open gospel door, Paul left Troas because Titus was absent; he pictures God leading Christ's procession and spreading knowledge through a costly aroma while denying commercial corruption of God's word.
Why It Needs Context
Read this line with 2 Corinthians 2:12–17. The surrounding verses supply the complete movement summarized here: Even with an open gospel door, Paul left Troas because Titus was absent; he pictures God leading Christ's procession and spreading knowledge through a costly aroma while denying commercial corruption of God's word.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Corinthians 2:12–17 — An Open Door, an Unsettled Spirit, and Christ's ProcessionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Corinthians 2:12–17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Co.txt, 2:12–17
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