Biblical journeys

Paul's Second Missionary Journey

Traveling with Silas, Paul crosses into Europe after a vision of Macedonia, planting churches in Philippi, Thessalonica, Corinth, and beyond.

Journey sequence and Bible passages

1
Antioch on the Orontes
Taking Silas, he leaves Antioch to revisit the churches he had planted earlier.
Acts 15:36-41
2
Lystra
At Lystra he meets Timothy and takes him along as a companion.
Acts 16:1-3
3
Troas
At Troas, in a night vision, a man of Macedonia pleads with him to come and help them.
Acts 16:8-10
4
Philippi
At Philippi, Europe's first mission field, Lydia is converted, and after imprisonment the jailer's family comes to faith.
Acts 16:11-40
5
Thessalonica
He reasons in the Thessalonica synagogue for several weeks and plants a church.
Acts 17:1-9
6
Berea
The Bereans examine the Scriptures daily and receive the word with eagerness.
Acts 17:10-14
7
Athens
At the Areopagus in Athens, he preaches about the unknown god and debates with the philosophers.
Acts 17:16-34
8
Corinth
He stays a year and a half in Corinth, meeting and working alongside Aquila and Priscilla.
Acts 18:1-18
9
Ephesus
On the way back he stops briefly at Ephesus and reasons in the synagogue.
Acts 18:19-21