About St. Paul Second Journey
St. Paul's Second Journey
Antioch on the Orontes - Derbe - Lystra - Iconium - Antioch in
Pisidia - Alexandria Troas - Neapolis - Philippi - Thessalonica -
Beroea - Athens - Corinth - Ephesus - Caesarea - Antioch on the
Orontes
(Acts 13:114:28)
Here St. Paul had a providential meeting with a young believer named
Timothy. Recommended by the church there and in Iconium, Timothy was
circumcised and then joined the apostles (16:13). After the three
visited the church in Pisidian Antioch, the Holy Spirit forbade them
to visit Ephesus in the province of Asia.
Their subsequent route through central Turkey has occasioned much
debate by scholars. They certainly turned northward following the
Roman road, and then arrived at the important junction at Dorylaeum.
Here they turned northwest toward the important cities of Nicea and
Nicomedia in the province of Bithynia.
But again the Holy Spirit forbade them from entering Bithynia. So
they passed by Mysia and arrived at the important port city of
Alexandria Troas (16:68), near the city of Troy made famous in
Homers Iliad. Here St. Paul received a vision of a Macedonian man;
at last the Holy Spirit provided clear direction. Acts 16:1017
begins the first of three we sections in the book (cf. 20:521:18;
27:128:16).
These suggest that Luke was himself a companion and eyewitness to
portions of the journeys he described. After a successful time of
ministry in the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia, St. Paul departed
Corinth by ship. He stopped briefly in Ephesus on his return to
Jerusalem and Antioch, vowing to return if it was Gods will
(18:1921). In his absence he left Priscilla and Aquila. This
journey occurred about 5052 with 1 years based in Corinth.
Journeys of St. Paul
About St. Paul
Traveling in St. Pauls Time
City of St. Paul
Antioch on the Orontes
Seleucia Pieria
First Journey
Ministry in Antioch - Orontes
Second Journey
Third Journey
Arrest and Imprisonment
Journey to Rome
Story of Paul and Thecla
St. Paul's Letters