Then they traveled back through Pisidia to Pamphylia.
Parallel translations
- WEB They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
- KJV And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
- BSB After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
- NKJV And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
- NASB They passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia.
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Quick answer
They traveled through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia on their way back. Luke traces the homeward route of the first missionary journey.
Overview
This travel note continues the careful geographical record that lends Acts its historical credibility. The journey retraced the regions they had first entered, completing the circuit. Such details remind readers that the gospel advanced through real places and real journeys, not abstractly.
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Cross-references · 2
- Acts 13:13–14Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
- Acts 15:38But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
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