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Acts 15:38

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But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

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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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Antioch in Syria was the church’s missionary base, while Cyprus and Pamphylia marked John Mark’s earlier route, where he left Paul and Barnabas. Jerusalem, Judea, Phoenicia, Samaria, and Cilicia frame the wider churches and regions connected to the council’s decision and Paul’s continuing mission.

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Acts 15:38 mentions Antioch, Cilicia, Cyprus, Jerusalem, Judea, Pamphylia, Phoenicia, Samaria and Syria.

Antioch · Volkan Hatem
Cilicia · Volker Höhfeld
Cyprus · Deensel
Jerusalem · Godot13

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