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Troas

Asia Minor · New Testament · 6 verses

A port city on the northwest coast of Asia Minor near the site of ancient Troy. The name appears in Acts, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy in the King James text.

About Troas

A port city on the northwest coast of Asia Minor near the site of ancient Troy.

Its place in the story

At Troas Paul saw the vision of a man of Macedonia calling him to come and help, which turned his mission toward Europe. On a later visit he raised Eutychus, who had fallen from a window during a long sermon.

Troas in Scripture (KJV)

“And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.”
Acts 16:8 (KJV)
“Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;”
Acts 16:11 (KJV)
“These going before tarried for us at Troas.”
Acts 20:5 (KJV)
“And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.”
Acts 20:6 (KJV)
“Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,”
2 Corinthians 2:12 (KJV)
“The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.”
2 Timothy 4:13 (KJV)

Where it leads

At Troas Paul received the call to bring the gospel of Christ into Europe.

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Where is Troas in the Bible?

A port city on the northwest coast of Asia Minor near the site of ancient Troy. The name appears in Acts, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy in the King James text.

What happened at Troas?

At Troas Paul saw the vision of a man of Macedonia calling him to come and help, which turned his mission toward Europe. On a later visit he raised Eutychus, who had fallen from a window during a long sermon.

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