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Paul's Second Missionary Journey
Acts 15:36 – 18:22 · c. AD 49–52

From Antioch across Asia Minor to Europe – the gospel reaches Macedonia and Greece for the first time. Paul and Silas are imprisoned at Philippi, Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens and lives for a year and a half in Corinth (Acts 15:36–18:22).

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Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

Acts 15:36 – 18:22 · c. AD 49–52

From Antioch across Asia Minor to Europe – the gospel reaches Macedonia and Greece for the first time. Paul and Silas are imprisoned at Philippi, Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens and lives for a year and a half in Corinth (Acts 15:36–18:22).

Trip stops (19)

1 Antioch in Syria Acts 15:35-40 Starting point. Paul and Barnabas part ways – Paul chooses Silas and sets out, commended by the church's prayers.
2 Derbe Acts 16:1 Paul and Silas visit the churches from the first journey. They begin at Derbe.
3 Lystra Acts 16:1-3 Timothy joins the team. He is the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. Paul circumcises him because of the Jews in the area.
4 Phrygia and Galatia Acts 16:6 They go through Phrygia and the region of Galatia. The Holy Spirit forbids them to preach in the province of Asia.
5 Troas Acts 16:8-10 By the Aegean Sea. In the night Paul has a vision: a man of Macedonia pleads, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!" They sail at once.
6 Samothrace Acts 16:11 The island in the northern Aegean. A stopover on the voyage from Troas to Macedonia.
7 Neapolis Acts 16:11 The port (today Kavala). Here they set foot on European soil for the first time. The gospel comes to Europe.
8 Philippi Acts 16:12-40 A Roman colony in Macedonia. Lydia is converted by the river. A spirit of divination is cast out. Paul and Silas are imprisoned – they sing hymns at midnight, an earthquake opens the doors, and the jailer is converted.
9 Amphipolis Acts 17:1 Passing through on the Via Egnatia, the main road through Macedonia.
10 Apollonia Acts 17:1 Another stop on the Via Egnatia between Philippi and Thessalonica.
11 Thessalonica Acts 17:1-9 Paul preaches on three Sabbaths in the synagogue. Some Jews and many Greeks believe. A mob forms: "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also!"
12 Berea Acts 17:10-14 The Bereans are "more noble" than the Thessalonians – they search the Scriptures daily to see if these things are so. Many come to faith.
13 Athens Acts 17:15-34 Paul is provoked by the city's idols. He speaks on the Areopagus: "What you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you." Some mock, others believe.
14 Corinth Acts 18:1-17 Paul lives here for a year and a half with the tentmakers Aquila and Priscilla. He is brought before the proconsul Gallio's tribunal but released. Here he writes First and Second Thessalonians.
15 Cenchreae Acts 18:18 Corinth's eastern port. Paul cuts his hair – he has taken a vow. From here he sails for Ephesus.
16 Ephesus Acts 18:19-21 A short visit – Paul reasons in the synagogue but wants to move on. "I will return to you if God wills." He leaves Aquila and Priscilla here.
17 Caesarea Acts 18:22 Paul sails to Caesarea and "goes up" – probably to Jerusalem to greet the church.
18 Jerusalem Acts 18:22 Paul greets the church. Luke mentions it only briefly – the focus is on the end of the journey.
19 Antioch (return) Acts 18:22 Paul returns to Antioch and stays there for some time before setting out on his third journey.

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