Troas
A place in the Bible
A port city on the coast of Asia, across from Greece.
What happened here
- The call: in Troas, Paul saw at night a man from Macedonia asking for help. From there they set sail for Macedonia.
- The cloak and the books: in his second letter to Timothy, Paul asked him to bring the cloak and the books he had left in Troas, at the house of Carpus.
Today
Its ruins remain on the west coast of Turkey.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 16:8-11; 2 Timothy 4:13
What the Bible says
Acts 16:8-11
8And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him, and saying: Pass over into Macedonia, and help us. 10And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, being assured that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis;
2 Timothy 4:13
The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, especially the parchments.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Troas”