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Paul's second journey

In the order Scripture gives them · Acts 15:36–41 · Acts 16:1–40 · Acts 18:1–22

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About this route

The journey that carried the gospel into Europe: barred from Asia and Bithynia, Paul crosses from Troas to Macedonia, and the road runs down through Philippi and Thessalonica to Athens and the eighteen months at Corinth.

Written in-house from the passages named on each stop

The stops

1

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

2

He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

4

He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.

6

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

7

When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.

8

Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

9

Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

11

and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.

12

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

15

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

16

But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly…

17

After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.

18

Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila.…

19

He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

20

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

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