2 Korintus 2:12-17
Konteks2:12 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, 2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, 4 because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them 5 and set out 6 for Macedonia.
2:14 But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession 7 in Christ 8 and who makes known 9 through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place. 2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing – 2:16 to the latter an odor 10 from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? 11 2:17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, 12 but we are speaking in Christ before 13 God as persons of sincerity, 14 as persons sent from God.
[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).
[2:13] 4 tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”
[2:13] 5 tn Or “I took my leave of them.”
[2:13] 6 tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.
[2:14] 7 tn Or “who always causes us to triumph.”
[2:14] 8 tn Or “in the Messiah.”
[2:16] 10 tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmh) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).
[2:16] 11 sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.
[2:17] 12 tn The participle καπηλεύοντες (kaphleuonte") refers to those engaged in retail business, but with the negative connotations of deceptiveness and greed – “to peddle for profit,” “to huckster” (L&N 57.202). In the translation a noun form (“hucksters”) has been used in combination with the English verb “peddle…for profit” to convey the negative connotations of this term.
