THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY.
After brief visits at Jerusalem and Antioch, Paul started by the land route for Galatia. After revisiting the churches there he came through central Asia Minor to Ephesus. For two years Paul made this great city the center of missionary effort. After the great riot in Ephesus, which interrupted his plans, Paul set sail on a coasting vessel for Macedonia, changing ship at Troas. Thence he sailed for Philippi and remained three months with the Macedonian churches. Then he went to Corinth, where he stayed three months more. At the opening of navigation in the spring he sailed again for Macedonia, visiting Philippi. From Philippi he started on a long and tedious voyage by coasting vessel, bound for Jerusalem. He touched on the voyage at Troas, Assos, Mitylene, Samos, Trogyllium, Miletus, Cos, Rhodes, Patara. These are towns on the islands and along the coast of Asia Minor. The ship made slow progress, doing a coasting trade no doubt, and waiting for favorable winds. At Patara they found a big merchantman bound directly for Tyre, calling only at Myra. Before the strong west wind the ship made a good run out of sight of land from coast to coast except when the southern shores of Cyprus were passed. After a few days' stop at Tyre, the ship went on to Caesarea, stopping at Ptolemais. Then Paul went up to Jerusalem, and the great third missionary campaign was over.
Companions: Various disciples.
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FAR AND WIDE BY LAND AND SEA.
"I Must Also See Rome."
After having spent some time at Antioch, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, stablishing all the disciples.
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus. His preaching here had great effect. And not a few of them that practiced curious arts brought their books together, and burned them in the sight of all: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.
Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."
And having sent into Macedonia two of his companions who ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.