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Paul’s First Missionary Journey
Approx. 1400 Miles – 1½ Years – AD 46 – 48
Acts – Chapters 13 & 14
| Scripture Reference | Place | What happened there |
| ACTS 13: 1-4 | Antioch in Syria | Paul and Barnabas, chosen by God, sent by the Church, accompanied by John Mark, they travel to Seleucia and then on to ⇒ |
| ACTS 13: 5 | Salamis in Cyprus | A port where they preach the Word of God in Synagogues. They travelled through Cyprus to ⇒ |
| ACTS 13: 6 | Paphos in Cyprus | A port where they meet Elymas the sorcerer and at ⇒ |
| ACTS 13: 7-12 | Paphos | Sergius Paulus, the Governor believes. Paul, Barnabas and John Mark set sail to ⇒ |
| ACTS 13: 13 | Perga in Turkey | John Mark returns to Jerusalem. Paul and Barnabas travel to ⇒ |
| ACTS 13: 14-52 | Antioch in Pisidia – a region in Turkey | Paul and Barnabas preach to Jews in the synagogue. They also preach to the Gentiles, who rejoice at hearing the Word of God. The Jews raised up persecution against them so they flee to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 1-5 | Iconium | They preach in the synagogue, but persecution, by both Jews and Gentiles, forces them to flee to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 5-19 | Lystra – a city in Lycaonia | They preach the Gospel, a cripple is healed, Paul and Barnabas are treated as gods. Jews arrive from Antioch and Iconium to stir up trouble. Paul is stoned, and recovers. Next day, Paul & Barnabas depart to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 20-21 | Derbe – a city in Lyaconia | They preach the gospel and teach many. they return to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 21-24 | Lystra Iconium Antioch | They encourage and teach the disciples, they fast and pray with the believers. They appoint elders in every city. Passing through Pisidia, they come to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 25 | Perga in the region of Pamphylia | They preach the Word and proceed to Attalia, and then on to ⇒ |
| ACTS 14: 26-28 | Antioch in Syria | The Church gathers together to hear what God had done, and how God had given them opportunity to preach to the Gentiles. |
© Mark Stapleton November 2025
Between the 1st and 2nd missionary journeys, Paul spent some time in Antioch (in Syria), and in Jerusalem, where he met the Jerusalem Council. Read: Acts 15: 1-35.
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