Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Troas in New Testament 特罗亚

The word Troas (G5174) is used 6 times in the New Testament, 4 times in Acts (twice in Acts 16, twice in Acts 20), once in 2 Cor 2:12, once in 2 Tim 4:13).

Acts 16 is the account of the Second Missionary Journey.

2 Cor 2 could be the outward portion of the Third Journey after the riot in Ephesus (Act 19) and Paul went to Macedonia (Act 20:1), and upon the return leg of the same journey, by that time, we read that there was a congregation in Troas. Paul together with the team stayed in the city with the church (Acts 20:6-12). 

It took them 5 days to sail from Philippi to Troas (Act 20:6). 

In 2 Timothy, Paul's last epistle, Paul was in Rome, writing to Timothy who was in Ephesus. And Paul asked Timothy to come to visit him and to "bring the cloak that I left behind in Troas with Carpus, and the scrolls, especially the parchments" (2 Tim 4:13).

Again, it shows that Troas was at the crossroads from Asia to the west.



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特罗亚这个名字(G5174)在新约圣经中使用了6 次,在使徒行传中使用了4 次(使徒行传16 章两次,使徒行传20 章两次),哥林多后书2 :12 一次,提摩太后书4:13 一次)。

使徒行传第 16 章记述了第二次宣教旅程。

林后2章可能是在以弗所骚乱之后(徒19),保罗前往马其顿(徒20:1)。之后第三次旅程的回程部分,那时我们读到在特罗亚已经有一个教会聚会点。保罗和他的团队一起留在城里的教会(徒20:6-12)。

他们花了五天时间从腓立比航行到特罗亚(徒 20:6)。

在保罗的最后一封书信《提摩太后书》中,保罗在罗马写信给以弗所的提摩太。保罗请提摩太来看他,"我在特罗亚留于加布的那件外衣,你来的时候可以带来,那些书也要带来,更要紧的是那些皮卷。"(提后4:13)。

这再次表明特罗亚处于从亚西亚到西方的十字路上。

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