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Paul's Missionary Journeys
The gospel from Antioch to Rome
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How to read it: Follow the events left to right to trace the three journeys and the road to Rome; the map shows how far the gospel travelled.
About this chart
After his conversion on the road to Damascus, the apostle Paul spent some fifteen years carrying the gospel across the Roman world on a series of missionary journeys — and writing, along the way, much of the New Testament. This chart sets those journeys and letters in order, from the first expedition out of Antioch to his final voyage, as a prisoner, to Rome.
Seeing the journeys in sequence clarifies the book of Acts and the letters together: when the Jerusalem council settled the place of Gentiles, where Paul was when he wrote to Corinth or Thessalonica, and how the mission pressed steadily westward toward the empire's capital. The dates are anchored by fixed points such as Paul's appearance before the proconsul Gallio in Corinth (c. AD 51), and run from the late 40s into the 60s.
Written by the Selah Editorial Team. Dates are approximate; biblical chronology is debated and shown as ranges.
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Events in this chart
The Crucifixion & Resurrection
Jesus is crucified and rises from the dead in Jerusalem — the center of the Christian faith. AD 30 and AD 33 are the leading proposed years.
Pentecost
The Holy Spirit is poured out on the disciples and the church is born; Peter preaches and thousands believe.
The Conversion of Paul
Saul of Tarsus, a persecutor of the church, encounters the risen Christ on the road to Damascus and becomes the apostle Paul.
Paul's Missionary Journeys
Paul carries the gospel across the Roman world on three missionary journeys, planting churches and writing letters.
The Destruction of the Temple
Rome destroys Jerusalem and the second temple, as Jesus foretold — ending the sacrificial system.
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Frequently asked
How many missionary journeys did Paul take?
Acts records three major missionary journeys, followed by his voyage to Rome under guard — spanning roughly AD 46 to 62.
When did Paul write his letters?
Mostly during and between his journeys, from the late 40s into the early 60s — the Thessalonian letters on the second journey, Romans near the end of the third, and several from prison.
Where did Paul's journeys take him?
From Antioch across Cyprus and Asia Minor into Greece — Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth — and Ephesus, and finally as a prisoner to Rome.
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