Where is Troas in the Bible?
Troas, also known as Alexandria Troas, was a city located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), near the site of ancient Troy. The city was an important seaport and a significant center for trade and commerce. Troas appears in 6 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What happened at Troas?
Troas, also known as Alexandria Troas, was a city located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), near the site of ancient Troy. The city was an important seaport and a significant center for trade and commerce. In the New Testament, Troas is mentioned several times in connection with the apostle Paul's missionary journeys. During his second missionary journey, Paul received a vision of a man from Macedonia pleading with him to come and help them while he was in Troas (Act.16.8-10). This vision prompted Paul and his companions to sail from Troas to Macedonia, marking a significant expansion of the gospel into Europe. Later, during his third missionary journey, Paul spent a week in Troas, where he preached late into the night (Act.20.5-12). During this visit, a young man named Eutychus fell asleep and fell from a window, but Paul raised him back to life. Paul also visited Troas on other occasions (2Cor. 2:12; 2Tim. 4:13), indicating the city's importance as a strategic location for his ministry.
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Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Troas appear in the Bible?
Troas is referenced in 6 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Corinthians 2:12
- 2 Timothy 4:13
- Acts 16:8
- Acts 16:11
- Acts 20:5
- Acts 20:6
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Troas.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Troas?
Troas appears in 6 verses across 3 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Troas?
Acts, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy.
Where can I read every verse about Troas?
This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
