Paul's Third Missionary Journey
Every stop of the third journey in order — Ephesus for the best part of three years, the farewell at Miletus, and the road up to Jerusalem — Acts 18:23–21:17. The drawn maps of Paul's journeys hang in Graphics, Charts, Outlines, and Maps.
Antioch in Syria
After some time at home, Paul departs a third time, going over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order.
Galatia and Phrygia
He travels the old road of the first churches, strengthening all the disciples — while at Ephesus Apollos is already preaching boldly.
Ephesus
He rebaptizes twelve disciples of John and lays hands on them. When the synagogue hardens, he teaches daily in the school of Tyrannus for two years, so that all Asia hears the word. God wrought special miracles by his hands; the seven sons of Sceva are overpowered by the evil spirit they named; many who used curious arts burn their books before all men. Then Demetrius the silversmith raises the great uproar for Diana of the Ephesians.
Macedonia
After the uproar ceases, Paul embraces the disciples and departs for Macedonia, giving much exhortation through that region.
Greece — Corinth
He abides three months in Greece; when the Jews lay wait for him as he is about to sail, he turns back the way he came, through Macedonia.
Philippi
His companions go ahead to Troas; Paul sails from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread and joins them in five days.
Troas
On the first day of the week the disciples come together to break bread; Paul preaches until midnight, and young Eutychus, fallen from the third loft in the long sermon, is taken up dead — and restored alive.
Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium
Paul walks to Assos and is taken aboard; the ship touches Mitylene, passes Chios and Samos, and tarries at Trogyllium — Paul hurrying, determined not to spend the time in Asia.
Miletus
Bypassing Ephesus to be at Jerusalem by Pentecost, he calls the elders of Ephesus to Miletus: "I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." They kneel on the shore, pray, and weep sore, sorrowing that they should see his face no more.
Cos, Rhodes, and Patara
A straight course to Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara, where they find a ship crossing to Phenicia.
Tyre
Seven days with the disciples, who say through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem; still he goes — the whole church, wives and children, kneeling on the shore in prayer as they part.
Ptolemais
They finish the course at Ptolemais, salute the brethren, and abide with them one day.
Caesarea
At the house of Philip the evangelist, the prophet Agabus binds his own hands and feet with Paul’s girdle: so shall the Jews bind the man who owns it. Paul answers that he is ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Jerusalem
They go up at last; the brethren receive them gladly, and the third journey ends where the voyage to Rome will begin — in bonds, and in the will of the Lord.