Stop 1 of 10
Antioch
Antakya, Turkey
The church fasts, prays and sends Barnabas and Saul out.
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Trace all four of Paul's voyages — the first, second and third missionary journeys and the sea road to Rome — with cities, churches planted, letters written and the Acts passage behind each leg. (AD 46–62)
Why the geography matters
The gospel moves through ports, Roman roads and provincial capitals from Antioch to Rome.
Acts 13–28 · Paul, Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, Luke
10 stops · about 2,030 km along the drawn route
Salamis · Acts 13:5 · 235 km
Preaching in the Jewish synagogues of Cyprus, with John Mark helping.
Paphos · Acts 13:6 · 394 km
The proconsul Sergius Paulus believes; Saul is now called Paul.
Perga · Acts 13:13 · 681 km
John Mark leaves the team and returns to Jerusalem.
Antioch in Pisidia · Acts 13:14 · 836 km
Paul's great synagogue sermon; the word spreads through the region. (Church planted)
Iconium · Acts 14:1 · 961 km
A long stay, many believe, and a plot forces them out. (Church planted)
Lystra · Acts 14:8 · 994 km
A lame man healed, the crowd calls them gods, then Paul is stoned. (Timothy's home town)
Derbe · Acts 14:20 · 1,078 km
Many disciples made before they turn back the way they came.
Attalia · Acts 14:25 · 1,496 km
Elders appointed in each church, then sail for home.
Antioch (report) · Acts 14:27 · 2,030 km
They report all God had done and opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.