Acts 15:23

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They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

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

The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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The letter addressed believers in Antioch of Syria, Syria, and Cilicia, regions where the circumcision dispute had arisen. Jerusalem and Judea were the church’s originating center, while Phoenicia, Samaria, Cyprus, and Pamphylia mark the route and wider mission context through which news of Gentile conversion had spread.

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Acts 15:23 mentions Antioch, Cilicia, Cyprus, Jerusalem, Judea, Pamphylia, Phoenicia, Samaria and Syria.

Photo of Antioch — Antioch · Volkan Hatem

Photo of Cilicia — Cilicia · Volker Höhfeld

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13