Biblical places
Philippi
The city where Paul first preached the gospel in Europe — site of Lydia's conversion, and of Paul and Silas's imprisonment, midnight hymn, and the earthquake; addressee of the letter to the Philippians.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Filippoi archaeological site (Greece)
- 41.0131, 24.2864
A UNESCO World Heritage site; the Pleiades coordinate is a different representative point within the broad ruins, about 4km off, but it is confirmed to be the same site.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 16:12
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
1 Corinthians 16:24
My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. «The first epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi by Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus and Timotheus.}»
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. «The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.»
Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
Acts 20:6
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.