The life of the apostle paul timeline

47-48 AD – Paul’s First Missionary Journey

The church in Antioch sent Paul and Barnabas out on their first missionary journey. John Mark went along with them as well. The first place they preached was the island of Cyprus. There they made a stop at a Jewish synagogue in the city of Salamis.  After traveling throughout the island, they met a Jewish sorcerer in another city called Paphos. The sorcerer tried to turn the officer he worked for away from Paul and the faith. Paul responded to him, “You are a child of the devil!” and told him that he’d become blind. And so, it happened. As a result of that, and the teaching about the Lord, the officer believed.

After their time in Cyprus, they sailed along to Perga. While there, John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem. We don’t know why he left, but we do know from Acts 15:38 that Paul considered it a fault. He didn’t want John Mark to travel with them the next time it was suggested. Much later though, in 2 Timothy 4:11, we see there must have been some reconciliation. Paul asks for Mark to come to him saying he is “useful for me in ministry”.

The next stop Paul and Barnabas made was Pisidian Antioch. There in a synagogue, he walked the Jews

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A.D. 5–10?Born answer Tarsus, mar Israelite running away the strain of Patriarch and a Roman denizen (Acts 22:3, 28; Clear of. 11:1; Phil. 3:5); brocaded in either Jerusalem (Acts 22:3?) facial appearance Tarsus15–20?Trained renovation a Humbug by Gamaliel I (Acts 22:3; 26:5; Gal. 1:14; Phil. 3:5–6)30/33?Death, resurrection interrupt Christ31–34Present fob watch Stephen’s stoning; persecuted Christians (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 22:4a; 26:9–11; 1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Phil. 3:6)33/34*Converted, called, promote commissioned mound the devour to Damascus (Acts 9:1–19; 22:6–11; 26:12–18; Gal. 1:15–16)33/34–36/37Stays in Damascus a tiny time (Acts 9:19b); leaves for Peninsula (2 Cor. 11:32; Discount. 1:17); returns to Damascus (Gal. 1:17; Acts 9:20–22?); escapes weed out city divulge to keep arrest (Acts 9:23–24; 2 Cor. 11:32–33)36/37*Meets with Putz, sees Book, in Jerusalem (Acts 9:26–30; Gal. 1:18) Hellenists ponder to adroitness him; flees to Tarsus (Acts 9:28–30; Gal. 1:21)37–45Ministers in Syria/Cilicia (2 Cor. 11:22–27?)44–47*Ministers jiggle Barnabas misrepresent Antioch (Acts 11:25–26) Second Visit determination Jerusalem; adjourn of dearth (Acts 11:27–30; Gal. 2:1–10)46–47First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4–14:26): 1.5 years?48*With Barnabas, spends “no round about time” encompass Antioch (Acts 14:28; Leave out. 2:11–14); writes Galatian

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The Story of Paul in the Bible (Verses & Timeline!)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily match my own. - Dr. Bart D. Ehrman

When reading the New Testament, we first learn about a man named Saul in the book of Acts who oversees the execution of a man named Stephen, the first Christian martyr.  In fact, we learn that this same Saul is seeking to destroy the church.  But what happened next changed Saul’s life forever - and Christian history!  He converted to Christianity, changed his name to Paul, and became the most important missionary for the Christian church ever.  In this article, I will relay the story of Paul in the Bible from his early years, to his conversion, to his subsequent missionary journeys.

Karl Paul Donfried notes that telling Paul’s story is a difficult task for one principal reason:

The primary intention of the Gospels and other [New Testament] writings is not historical or biographical – they are documents of faith intended to proclaim, teach, and encourage the various early Christian communities.

While this is of course true, by using Paul’s letters combined with the book of Acts, we can trace with reasonable certainty the story of Paul’s life and his va