Act 18:23 | KingComments | STEP | When he arrived in Caesarea by sea and landed there, he went on, that is, to Jerusalem – if the assumption is correct that this is the meaning of ‘he went on’. There he attends the feast – if the assumption is correct that this is why he was in a hurry –, greets the church and then leaves for Antioch. This is where his second missionary journey ends. After spending some time in Antioch, he begins his third missionary journey. The account of this is described up to . First he travels through Galatia and Phrygia, the area where Derbe, Lystra and Iconium are located. There he also went on his first and second missionary journey. Just like on his second missionary journey he does not preach the gospel there, but strengthens all the disciples. The churches in Galatia must have deviated from the truth of the gospel shortly after this visit by the coming and teaching of Judaic teachers, which forced Paul to write his circular letter, the letter to the Galatians, to them.

‏ Acts 18:23

End of the Second and Start of the Third Missionary Journey

When he arrived in Caesarea by sea and landed there, he went on, that is, to Jerusalem – if the assumption is correct that this is the meaning of ‘he went on’. There he attends the feast – if the assumption is correct that this is why he was in a hurry –, greets the church and then leaves for Antioch. This is where his second missionary journey ends.

After spending some time in Antioch, he begins his third missionary journey. The account of this is described up to Acts 21:16. First he travels through Galatia and Phrygia, the area where Derbe, Lystra and Iconium are located. There he also went on his first and second missionary journey. Just like on his second missionary journey he does not preach the gospel there, but strengthens all the disciples. The churches in Galatia must have deviated from the truth of the gospel shortly after this visit by the coming and teaching of Judaic teachers, which forced Paul to write his circular letter, the letter to the Galatians, to them.