Act 18:23 | NETfull | STEP | After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Acts 18:23

23 After he spent ^{▼▼ Grk “Having spent”; the participle ποιήσας (poiēsas) is taken temporally.} some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia ^{▼▼ Galatia refers to either (1) the region of the old kingdom of Galatia in the central part of Asia Minor, or (2) the Roman province of Galatia, whose principal cities in the 1st century were Ancyra and Pisidian Antioch. The exact extent and meaning of this area has been a subject of considerable controversy in modern NT studies.} and Phrygia, ^{▼▼ Phrygia was a district in central Asia Minor west of Pisidia. See Acts 16:6.} strengthening all the disciples.