Acts 13:48

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As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

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Paul's Missionary JourneysThe routes of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world.

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Acts 13:48 occurs in Pisidian Antioch, a Roman colony in inland Asia Minor, where Paul and Barnabas preached after traveling from Syrian Antioch through Cyprus and Pamphylia. The wider route recalls God’s saving work from Egypt and Canaan through Jerusalem and now to Gentiles, including those appointed to eternal life.

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Acts 13:48 mentions Antioch, Antioch, Canaan, Cyprus, Cyrene, Egypt, Galilee, Iconium, Jerusalem, Pamphylia, Paphos, Perga, Pisidia, Salamis and Seleucia.

Photo of Antioch — Antioch · Volkan Hatem