2 Corinthians 2:12-17

4. St. Paul’s lingering at Troas and Macedonia to hear from them before he came, 2 Corinthians 2:12-17.

Many commentators consider 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 “a digression ;” but if we consider the whole section (2 Corinthians 1:8 to 2 Corinthians 5:21) as a survey of St. Paul’s apostolic relations to the Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 is rather a parenthetic incident in the straight line of thought than a digression, and 2 Corinthians 2:12 may still be considered as joining on to 2 Corinthians 2:4.