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11 We do not want Satan to win against us. He is very clever. We know how he likes to cause us to have trouble.

The good news about Christ

12 I went to Troas city to tell people the good news about Christ.[a] When I arrived there, I discovered that the Lord had already prepared people to listen. 13 But I was not happy in my thoughts because I could not find my friend Titus there. So I said ‘goodbye’ to those people and I travelled on to Macedonia.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12 Troas was a city on the west coast of the country that is now called Turkey.

11 in order that Satan(A) might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.(B)

Ministers of the New Covenant

12 Now when I went to Troas(C) to preach the gospel of Christ(D) and found that the Lord had opened a door(E) for me, 13 I still had no peace of mind,(F) because I did not find my brother Titus(G) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.(H)

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