Verse 22
And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Went up and saluted the church ... refers to a visit to Jerusalem, this being the fourth trip to that city since Paul's conversion.
He went down to Antioch ... This was the Syrian Antioch, the "sponsoring church" as some would say today, which had sent Paul on his missionary travels. The statement in the next verse that he "spent some time there" indicates that he gave a full report of all that the Lord had done through him on the mission field. This terminated the second missionary journey of Paul. It had required about three years time; and a summary of the places visited is this:
He first revisited the churches of South Galatia, Lystra, Derbe, etc.They came to Troas where the Macedonian call occurred.
They went to Philippi where Lydia and the jailer were baptized.
Paul and Silas preached in Thessalonica.
The noble Bereans accepted the gospel.
Paul went to Athens.
He was joined by Timothy and Silas in Corinth.
Via Ephesus and Caesarea, he came to Jerusalem, and thence
He returned to Antioch in Syria.
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