Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
Parallel translations
- WEB Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- BSB Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- NKJV Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- NASB Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- NLT After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.
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Quick answer
Paul then traveled to the regions of Syria and Cilicia, away from Judea. His ministry continued at a distance from the Jerusalem churches.
Overview
This brief geographical note keeps Paul far from Judea during these formative years. It reinforces that his preaching developed apart from the oversight of the Judean believers. The chronology supports his claim that the gospel he preached was received from Christ, not men.
Cross-references & the web
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- Acts 15:41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
- Acts 9:30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
- Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
- Acts 11:25–26Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
- Acts 15:23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
- Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
- Acts 23:34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
- Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
- Acts 21:3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
- Acts 22:3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
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