📍 Distance: ~4,800 km (3,000 miles)
📜 Route: Antioch (Syria) → Asia Minor → Macedonia (Philippi, Thessalonica) → Greece (Athens, Corinth) → Ephesus → Jerusalem → Antioch
⚖️ Details: Paul’s second missionary journey expanded into Greece, where he preached in key cities, faced opposition, and established strong churches.
Label 1 | Antioch (Syria)
Starting point of Paul's second missionary journey.
Acts 15:40-41 - "Paul and Silas were commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord."
Label 2 | Derbe and Lystra
Paul met Timothy and invited him to join the journey.
Acts 16:1-3 - "A disciple named Timothy was there, and Paul wanted him to accompany him."
Label 3 | Troas
Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia calling for help.
Acts 16:9 - "'A man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”'"
Label 4 | Philippi (Macedonia)
Paul preached and baptized Lydia, and later was imprisoned and freed miraculously.
Acts 16:14-26 - "'The Lord opened Lydia's heart... Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns to God, and the prison doors were opened.'"
Label 5 | Thessalonica
Paul preached in the synagogue for three Sabbaths.
Acts 17:2-3 - "'Paul reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer.'"
Label 6 | Athens
Paul addressed the Areopagus, sharing the message of the 'Unknown God.'
Acts 17:22-23 - "'Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.”'
Label 7 | Corinth
Paul stayed for a year and a half, preaching and establishing the church.
Acts 18:11 - "'He stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.'"