2 Corinthians 7:5

For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. [The apostle here resumes the thread of his narrative begun at 2 Corinthians 2:12-13. For the connection see the comment on those verses. He here tells us that even after he came to Macedonia his burdens were increased rather than lightened; for, in addition to the fears and anxieties which he felt concerning Corinth, he became the object of persecution. His condition, therefore, was less agreeable than at Troas, for there he had a full and free opportunity to preach the gospel.]