Section 2:12–17

Concerns and joys of an apostle

2:12a Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ

When I went to Troas for the sake of the good news about Christ
-or-
And/Then, I went to ⌊the city of⌋ Troas in order to announce the good news concerning Christ,

2:12b and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

(New Jerusalem Bible) and a door was opened for me there in the Lord,

and saw that the Lord had opened a door for me to serve him there,
-or-
and a ⌊great⌋ opportunity existed for me to do the Lord’s work.

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