What was Paul's situation when he wrote 2 Corinthians 2:13?
When he wrote 2 Corinthians 2:13, Paul had been under pressure from the persecutors of Ephesus and was at Troas hoping to meet Titus. He had no rest in his spirit because he had not found Titus, and with no means of communication he moved on not knowing what had happened.
Les explains that the apostle had been under such pressure from the persecutors of Ephesus and was now up at Troas hoping to meet Titus. In verse 13 Paul says he had no rest in his spirit, his innermost being, because he found not Titus his brother. Les notes there was no communication available—no way for Titus to tell Paul he could not make it. After waiting a few days and ministering to the people at Troas, Paul finally went on his way, not knowing what had happened to Titus. From there he went up to Philippi in northern Greece, where he likely became so deathly sick that he despaired of life itself and thought his ministry had ended; Les sees all this heaped on him by satanic forces.
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.
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What does Paul mean by 'no rest in my spirit' in 2 Corinthians 2:13?
When Paul says in 2 Corinthians 2:13 that he had no rest 'in my spirit,' the spirit there means his own innermost being.