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10 When you forgive anyone, I also forgive that person. Whatever bad thing somebody has done, I have Christ's authority to forgive them. And I do it to help you. 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.

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Footnotes

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

10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 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,

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