Date | PRE-CONVERSION PERIOD | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
1 BC | TARSUS: Birth of Paul | ||||
Land route: FromTarsus to Jerusalem | |||||
Origins/Training | Acts 21:39-40; 23:34; 22:2-3 | 2 Cor 11:22, Rom 11:1 | |||
Phil 3:4-5 | |||||
29 AD | Andronicus and Junia(s), Paul's fellow countrymen or even relatives, become believers in Christ at or right after Pentecost. | Rom 16:7 | |||
30 AD | JERUSALEM: Paul is a witness and consents to Stephen's stoning. | Acts 7:54-8:1; 22:20 | |||
30-33 AD | Paul is a leading figure at the persecution of the followers of "the Way" in Jerusalem | Acts 8:1-4 | |||
The deacon Philip in Samaria. | Acts 8:5-13 | ||||
The rest of the apostles send Peter and John to Samaria. | Acts 8:14-25 | ||||
The deacon Philip preaches the good news to the eunuch. | Acts 8:26-40 | ||||
Date | POST-CONVERSION PERIOD | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
Land route: From Jerusalem to Damascus | |||||
33 AD | Close to DAMASCUS: Paul's conversion. | Acts 9:1-8; 22:1-16; 26:9-18 | |||
33 AD | DAMASCUS | Acts 9:9-22 | |||
Land route: From Damascus to Arabia | |||||
33-35 AD | ARABIA | Acts 9:23 | Gal 1:13-17 | ||
Land route: From Arabia to Damascus | |||||
35 AD | DAMASCUS: Assassination plot A and escape. | Acts 9:23-25 | 2 Cor 11:32-33 | ||
Land route: From Damascus to Jerusalem | |||||
35 AD | JERUSALEM: 1st visit (introduced to and staying with Peter and James, John not present) | Acts 9:26-27 | Gal 1:18-20 | ||
Ministry in Jerusalem, but not in the wider area of Judea. | Acts 9:28; 26:19-20 | ||||
Assassination plot B. | Acts 9:29 | ||||
Land route: From Jerusalem to Tarsus | |||||
35-38 AD | TARSUS | Acts 9:30 | |||
Land route: Establishment of Paul's Syrian and Cilician Churches | Gal 1:21-24 | ||||
35-38 AD | Peter in Lydda and Joppa. The Cornelius incident. | Acts 9:31-11:18 | |||
38 AD | Establishment of the church in Antioch of Syria. | Acts 11:19-21 | |||
Land route: From Tarsus to Antioch of Syria | |||||
38 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA: Barnabas brings Paul to the assembly of Antioch of Syria. | Acts 11:22-26 | |||
40-46 AD | Paul ministers as a teacher at the assembly. | ||||
43 AD | Paul caught up into the third heaven. | 2 Cor 12:2-4 | |||
44 AD | Agabus prophecy about a great famine. | Acts 11:27-28 | |||
46 AD | Antiochian church prepares to send aid to Jerusalem brethren through the hands of Barnabas and Paul. | Acts 11:29 | |||
Land route: From Antioch of Syria to Jerusalem | |||||
46 AD | JERUSALEM: 2nd visit (the revelation visit) | Acts 11:30; 12:25 | Gal 2:1-10 | ||
46 AD | Paul falls into a trance in the Jerusalem Temple. | Acts 22:17-21 | |||
46 AD | Murder of James. Arrest and miraculous release of Peter. Death of Herod Agrippa I. | Acts 12:1-24 | |||
Land route: From Jerusalem to Antioch of Syria | |||||
47 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA: Return to the base church in Antioch. | Acts 12:25 | |||
47 AD | Peter's visit to Antioch of Syria. | Btw. Acts 12 and Acts 13 | Gal 2:11-14 | ||
47 AD | Release of Barnabas and Paul unto apostolic ministry. | Acts 13:1-3 | |||
Date | 1st JOURNEY (OUTBOUND) | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
47 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 13:4 | |||
SELEUCIA | Acts 13:4 | ||||
Sea route: they sailed to CYPRUS | Acts 13:4 | ||||
SALAMIS | Acts 13:5 | ||||
Land route: When they had gone through the island | Acts 13:6 | ||||
PAPHOS | Acts 13:6-12 | ||||
Sea route: From Paphos to Perga | Acts 13:13 | ||||
PERGA IN PAMPHYLIA | Acts 13:13 | ||||
Land route: From Perga to Antioch of Pisidia | Acts 13:14 | ||||
ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA | Acts 13:14-52 | Gal 4:13 | |||
Land route: From Antioch of PISIDIA to Iconium | Acts 13:51 | ||||
ICONIUM: Assassination plot C. | Acts 14:1-5 | ||||
Land route: and fled to the cities of LYCAONIA, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region | Acts 14:6 | ||||
Land route: From Iconium to Lystra | Acts 14:6 | ||||
LYSTRA: Assassination plot D. | Acts 14:6-20 | 2nd Cor 11:25 | |||
Land route: From Lystra to Derbe | Acts 14:20 | ||||
DERBE | Acts 14:20-21 | ||||
1st JOURNEY (INBOUND) | |||||
Land route: From Derbe to Lystra | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
LYSTRA | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
Land route: From Lystra to Iconium | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
ICONIUM | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
Land route: From Iconium to Antioch of Pisidia | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA | Acts 14:21-23 | ||||
Land route: they passed through PISIDIA and came to PAMPHYLIA | Acts 14:24 | ||||
PERGA | Acts 14:25 | ||||
ATTALIA | Acts 14:25 | ||||
Sea route: From Attalia to Antioch of Syria | Acts 14:26 | ||||
48 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 14:26 | |||
1st JOURNEY ENDS | |||||
Date | EVENTS BETWEEN 1st AND 2nd JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
48 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA: Writes Galatians. | Acts 14:27-15:2 | |||
Land route: through both PHOENICIA and SAMARIA | Acts 15:3 | ||||
JERUSALEM: 3rd visit (The council) | Acts 15:4-29 | ||||
Land route: From Jerusalem to Antioch of Syria | Acts 15:30 | ||||
ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 15:30-35 | ||||
Date | 2nd JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
49 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 15:36-40 | |||
Land route: through SYRIA and CILICIA [from Antioch of Syria to Derbe] | Acts 15:41 | ||||
DERBE | Acts 16:1 | ||||
Land route: From Derbe to Lystra | |||||
LYSTRA | Acts 16:1-3 | ||||
Land route: they were passing through the CITIES [from Lystra to Apamea] | Acts 16:4-5 | ||||
forbidden to speak the word in ASIA [note: Apamea was the border city] | Acts 16:6 | ||||
Land route: through the region of PHRYGIA and GALATIA [from Apamea to Dorylaion] | Acts 16:6 | ||||
When they had come opposite MYSIA, they tried to go into BITHYNIA [Dorylaion] | Acts 16:7 | ||||
Land route: passing by MYSIA [from Dorylaion to Troas] | Acts 16:8 | ||||
TROAS | Acts 16:8-10 | ||||
Sea route: From Troas to Samothrace | Acts 16:11 | ||||
SAMOTHRACE | Acts 16:11 | ||||
Sea route: From Samothrace to Neapolis | Acts 16:11 | ||||
NEAPOLIS | Acts 16:11 | ||||
Land route: From Neapolis to Philippi | |||||
PHILIPPI | Acts 16:12-40 | ||||
Land route: From Philippi to Amphipolis | |||||
AMPHIPOLIS | Acts 17:1 | ||||
Land route: From Amphipolis to Apollonia | |||||
APOLLONIA | Acts 17:1 | ||||
Land route: From Apollonia to Thessalonike | |||||
THESSALONIKE | Acts 17:1-9 | Phil 4:16 | |||
Land route: From Thessalonike to Berea | |||||
BEREA | Acts 17:10-13 | ||||
Land route: From Berea to the coast [most likely Pydna] | Acts 17:14 | ||||
Sea route: From Pydna to an Athens port [probably Faliron] | |||||
Land route: From Faliron to the Athens Agora | |||||
ATHENS | Acts 17:15-34 | ||||
Land route: From Athens to Corinth | |||||
50-51 AD | CORINTH: Writes 1 & 2 Thessalonians | Acts 18:1-18 | |||
Land route: From Corinth to Cenchrea | |||||
CENCHREA | Acts 18:18 | ||||
Sea route: From Cenchrea to Ephesus | |||||
EPHESUS | Acts 18:19-21 | ||||
Sea route: he set sail from EPHESUS [to Caesarea] | Acts 18:21 | ||||
CAESAREA | Acts 18:22 | ||||
Land route: From Caesarea to Jerusalem | |||||
51 AD | JERUSALEM: 4th visit. | Acts 18:22 | |||
Land route: From Jerusalem to Antioch of Syria | |||||
51 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 18:22 | |||
2nd JOURNEY ENDS | |||||
Date | 3rd JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
52 AD | ANTIOCH OF SYRIA | Acts 18:23 | |||
through the GALATIAN REGION and PHRYGIA [from Antioch of Syria to Apamea] | Acts 18:23 | ||||
EPHESUS: Apollos arrives | Acts 18:24-28 | ||||
UPPER REGIONS [from Apamea to Ephesus] | Acts 19:1 | ||||
52 AD | EPHESUS: Meets John the Baptist's disciples. | Acts 19:1-7 | |||
EPHESUS: 3 months in the Synagogue. | Acts 19:8-9 | ||||
EPHESUS: Writes Corinthians A' (lost Epistle). | 1 Cor 5:9 | ||||
EPHESUS: reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus for two years. | Acts 19:9-10 | ||||
EPHESUS (Distress 1): the fight with "wild beasts". | 1 Cor 15:32; 16:9 | ||||
EPHESUS: The miracles. | Acts 19:11-12 | ||||
EPHESUS: The exorcists. | Acts 19:13-17 | ||||
EPHESUS: Confession of magical practices. | Acts 19:18-20 | ||||
EPHESUS: The initial travel plans of Paul to Macedonia-Achaia-Jerusalem. | Acts 19:21 | ||||
EPHESUS: Chloe's report and the letter from the Corinthians. Paul writes Corinthians B' (I Corinthians) and sends it by Timothy to Corinth. | 1 Cor 1:11; 7:1 | ||||
EPHESUS: Timothy returns from Corinth with bad news. | |||||
From Ephesus to Corinth (by sea route). | |||||
CORINTH: The painful visit. | 2 Cor 2:1; 2:5-11; 7:12 | ||||
From Corinth to Ephesus (by sea route). | |||||
EPHESUS: Writes Corinthians C' (lost Epistle), sent to Corinth by Titus. | 2 Cor 2:3-4; 2:12-13; 7:6-12 | ||||
2 Cor 13:2 | |||||
EPHESUS (Distress 2): The affliction of Paul and Timothy. | 2 Cor 1:8-11 | ||||
EPHESUS: Paul sends Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia. Paul decides to stay in Asia. | Acts 19:22 | 1 Cor 4:17-19; 16:8-11 | |||
EPHESUS (Distress 3): The (re)appearance of the thorn in the flesh. | 2 Cor 12:7 | ||||
EPHESUS (Distress 4): The riot in the theater. | Acts 19:23-41 | ||||
55 AD | EPHESUS (Distress 5): Prisca and Aquila risk their necks for Paul. | Rom 16:3-4 | |||
From Ephesus to Troas by a coastal vessel (Ramsay). | 2 Cor 2:12 | ||||
TROAS. Looking for Titus. The "open" door. | 2 Cor 2:13 | ||||
From Troas to MACEDONIA [sea route] | Acts 20:1 | 2 Cor 2:13 | |||
56 AD | [through those districts of] MACEDONIA: Finally meets Titus (and Timothy) in Macedonia and writes Corinthians D' (II Corinthians), sent by Titus and probably Trophimus and Tychicus. | Acts 20:2 | 2 Cor 2:13; 7:6; 8:16-21; 8:22 | ||
from MACEDONIA to ILLYRICUM | Rom 15:19 | ||||
Mission to ILLYRICUM | Rom 15:19 | ||||
From ILLYRICUM to GREECE | Acts 20:2 | ||||
57 AD | CORINTH: Meets Erastus, writes Romans, sent to Rome by Phoebe. | Acts 20:3 | Rom 16:1-2, 2 Cor 13:1 | ||
From Corinth to Cenchrea | Acts 20:3 | ||||
CENCHREA: Assasination plot E. | Acts 20:3 | ||||
From Cenchrea to MACEDONIA [to Pydna] | |||||
From Pydna to Berea | |||||
BEREA | Acts 20:4 | ||||
From Berea to Thessalonike | |||||
THESSALONIKE | Acts 20:4 | ||||
From Thessalonike to Philippi | |||||
PHILIPPI | Acts 20:6 | ||||
From Philippi to Troas [sea route] | Acts 20:6 | ||||
TROAS | Acts 20:6-13 | ||||
From Troas to Assos | |||||
ASSOS | Acts 20:14 | ||||
From Assos to Mitylene [sea route] | |||||
MITYLENE | Acts 20:14 | ||||
From Mitylene to Chios [sea route] | |||||
CHIOS | Acts 20:15 | ||||
From Chios to Samos [sea route] | |||||
SAMOS | Acts 20:15 | ||||
From Samos to Miletus [sea route] | |||||
MILETUS | Acts 20:15-38 | ||||
From Miletus to Cos [sea route] | |||||
COS | Acts 21:1 | ||||
From Cos to Rhodes [sea route] | |||||
RHODES | Acts 21:1 | ||||
From Rhodes to Patara [sea route] | |||||
PATARA | Acts 21:1 | ||||
in sight of CYPRUS, sailing to SYRIA | Acts 21:3 | ||||
TYRE | Acts 21:3-6 | ||||
From Tyre to Ptolemais [sea route] | |||||
PTOLEMAIS | Acts 21:7 | ||||
From Ptolemais to Caesarea [sea route] | |||||
CAESAREA | Acts 21:8-14 | ||||
From Caesarea to Jerusalem | |||||
57 AD | JERUSALEM: 5th visit. | Acts 21:15-26 | |||
3rd JOURNEY ENDS | |||||
Date | EVENTS BETWEEN 3rd AND 4th JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
57 AD | JERUSALEM | Acts 21:27-30 | |||
JERUSALEM: Assassination plot F. | Acts 21:31-22:29 | ||||
JERUSALEM: Assassination plot G. | Acts 22:30-23:11 | ||||
JERUSALEM: Assassination plot H. | Acts 23:12-23:30 | ||||
From Jerusalem to Antipatris | Acts 23:31 | ||||
ANTIPATRIS | Acts 23:31-32 | ||||
From Antipatris to Caesarea | Acts 23:33 | ||||
CAESAREA: Paul in front of Felix. | Acts 23:33-24:27 | ||||
CAESAREA: Assassination plot I. | Acts 25:1-5 | ||||
CAESAREA: Paul in front of Festus. | Acts 25:6-27 | ||||
59 AD | CAESAREA: Paul in front of Agrippa. | Acts 26:1-32 | |||
Date | 4th JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
59 AD | CAESAREA | Acts 27:1-2 | |||
From Caesarea to Sidon [sea route] | Acts 27:3 | ||||
SIDON | Acts 27:3 | ||||
sailed under the shelter of CYPRUS | Acts 27:4 | ||||
sailed through the sea along the coast of CILICIA and PAMPHYLIA | Acts 27:5 | ||||
MYRA IN LYCIA | Acts 27:5-6 | ||||
From Myra to Cnidus [sea route] | Acts 27:7 | ||||
off CNIDUS | Acts 27:7 | ||||
off SALMONE | Acts 27:7 | ||||
Under the shelter of Crete, from Salmone to Fair Havens [sea route] | Acts 27:7 | ||||
FAIR HAVENS and LASEA | Acts 27:8-12 | ||||
if they could reach PHOENIX | Acts 27:12 | ||||
sailing along CRETE | Acts 27:13 | ||||
under the shelter of CLAUDA | Acts 27:14-16 | ||||
fearing Syrtis, driven along | Acts 27:17 | ||||
in the ADRIATIC SEA | Acts 27:18-27 | ||||
MELITE | Acts 27:28-41 | ||||
MELITE: Assassination plot J'. | Acts 27:42-43 | ||||
MELITE | Acts 27:43-28:11 | ||||
From Melite to Syracuse [sea route] | Acts 28:11-12 | ||||
SYRACUSE | Acts 28:11-12 | ||||
From Syracuse to Rhegium [sea route] | Acts 28:13 | ||||
RHEGIUM | Acts 28:13 | ||||
From Rhegium to Puteoli [sea route] | Acts 28:13 | ||||
PUTEOLI | Acts 28:13 | ||||
Toward Rome: From Puteoli to Appii Forum | Acts 28:14 | ||||
APPII FORUM | Acts 28:15 | ||||
From Appii Forum to the Three Taverns | Acts 28:15 | ||||
THREE TAVERNS | Acts 28:15 | ||||
From the Three Taverns to Rome | Acts 28:16 | ||||
60 AD | ROME | Acts 28:16 | |||
4th JOURNEY ENDS | |||||
Date | EVENTS BETWEEN 4th AND 5th JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
60-62 AD | ROME: 1st imprisonment. | Acts 28:16-31 | |||
ROME: writes Ephesians | Acts 28:30-31 | Eph 3:1; 4:1; 6:20 | |||
ROME: writes Colossians | Acts 28:30-31 | Col 1:24; 4:10; 4:18 | |||
ROME: writes Philemon | Acts 28:30-31 | Philem 1:1, 9, 23 | |||
ROME: writes Laodiceans (lost) | Acts 28:30-31 | Col 4:16 | |||
ROME: writes Philippians | Acts 28:30-31 | Phil 1:7;1:13; 1:17 | |||
Date | 5th JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
62 AD | ROME: Release from 1st imprisonment, delivered from "lion's mouth". | 2 Tim 4:17 | |||
SPAIN? | Romans 15:23-29 | ||||
CRETE: Travels with Titus and Timothy to Crete. Leaves Titus in Crete. | Titus 1:5 | ||||
EPHESUS: Leaves Timothy there. | 1 Tim 1:3 | ||||
MACEDONIA: Writes Titus and I Timothy. | 1 Tim 1:3 | ||||
NIKOPOLIS: Artemas replaces Titus in Crete and Titus joins Paul in Nikopolis. | Titus 3:12 | ||||
TROAS: On his way to Ephesus to rejoin Timothy. Arrest with hasty departure, leaves cloak and books behind. | 2 Tim 4:13 | ||||
MILETUS: Probably under custody. | 2 Tim 4:20 | ||||
CORINTH: Probably under custody. | 2 Tim 4:20 | ||||
65 AD | ROME: 2nd imprisonment. | 2 Tim 4:6 | |||
5th JOURNEY ENDS | |||||
Date | EVENTS after the 5th JOURNEY | Acts ref. | Epistles ref. | ||
65 AD | ROME: Writes 2 Timothy. Sends it by Tychicus, who will replace Timothy in Ephesus. Timothy is urged to come to Rome with John Mark. | 2 Tim 4:12-13 | |||
66 AD | ROME: Martyrdom. |
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