Return to Antioch in Syria
Early Church · Draft · BSB
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Date: c. AD 46–48
After making many disciples in Derbe, they retrace their route through Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the believers and appointing elders. They preach in Perga, sail from Attalia, and tell the church at Antioch how God has opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
Primary Scripture
14:21 They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
14:24 After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
14:25 And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
14:26 From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
14:27 When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
14:28 And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
Location evidence
Event map marker: Identified site; [longitude, latitude] = [36.16239, 36.20233]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue.
Antioch (Syria): Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [36.16239, 36.20233]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Antioch (Pisidia): Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [31.17949, 38.31643]. Classification source: rule.
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Attalia: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [30.69457, 36.88083]. Classification source: rule.
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Iconium: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [32.49426, 37.88353]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Lystra: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [32.45318, 37.57813]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
Pamphylia: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [30.90495, 37.00521]. Classification source: rule.
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Perga: Identified site. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [30.90495, 37.00521]. Classification source: rule.
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Pisidia: Approximate region. Coordinates [longitude, latitude]: [31.17949, 38.31643]. Classification source: rule.
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire
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Interpretation and reuse
Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.
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