Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 2:13
I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church after arriving in Troas to preach, where he left abruptly because his brother Titus had not arrived as expected.
The words — The phrase οὐκ ἔσχηκα ἄνεσιν (ouk eschēka anesin) literally renders "I have had no rest," combining the negative οὐκ with the noun ἄνεσιν to describe Paul's internal state.
The thread — This departure precedes a period of intensified hardship in Macedonia (2 Corinthians 7:5) and connects to Paul's repeated instructions to Titus regarding the collection (2 Corinthians 8:6; 12:18).
Why it lands — The text records a factual cancellation of ministry plans due to unresolved pastoral logistics, requiring readers to accept that apostolic work advances through strategic withdrawal and interpersonal coordination rather than uninterrupted emotional stability.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 7:5 For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- 2 Corinthians 12:18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
- 2 Corinthians 8:6 So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
- 2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
- Galatians 2:1 Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
- Galatians 2:3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- Titus 1:4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
- Acts 20:1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.