Sequence of Paul's Activities
By Dr. Thomas L. Constable
Adapted verbatim from the Appendix of Dr. Constable's Notes on Romans,
2010 Edition, pp. 170-173.
Used by Permission
Posted July 27, 2011
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| Date | Event | Reference |
| Birth in Tarsus | Acts 22:3 |
| Early life and theological education in Jerusalem under Gamaliel | Acts 22:3 |
| 34 | Participation in Stephen's stoning outside Jerusalem | Acts 7:57 - 8:1 |
| 34 | Leadership in the persecution of Christians in Jerusalem | Acts 9:1 |
| 34 | Leadership in the persecution of Christians beyond Jerusalem to Damascus | Acts 9:2 |
| 34 | Conversion on the road to Damascus | Acts 9:3-17 |
| 34 | Baptism in Damascus | Acts 9:18 |
| 34 | Preaching in Damascus | Acts 9:19-22 |
| 34 | Trip to Arabia | Gal. 1:17 |
| 34 | Return to Damascus | Gal. 1:17 |
| 37 | Trip to Jerusalem | Acts 9:26; Gal. 1:18 |
| 37 | Meeting with Peter and James and preaching in Jerusalem | Acts 9:27-29; Gal. 1:18-19 |
| 37 | Trip to Tarsus via Caesarea | Acts 9:30; Gal. 1:21 |
| 37-43 | Ministry in and around Tarsus | Acts 11:25 |
| 37-43 | Caught up to the third heaven | 2 Cor. 12:2-4 |
| 43 | Move to Antioch of Syrria on Barnabas' invitation | Acts 11:26 |
| 43 | Ministry in Antioch of Syria | Acts 11:26 |
| 47 | Trip to Jerusalem with Barnabas and Titus to deliver a famine relief gift | Acts 11:30; Gal. 2:1-10 |
| 47 | Return to Antioch | Acts 12:25 |
| 47-48 | Continued ministry in Antioch | Acts 13:1-3 |
| 48-49 | First missionary journey with Barnabas and John Mark | Acts 13:4 - 14:27 |
| 48 | Ministry in Cyprus | Acts 13:4-12 |
| 48 | Voyage to Asia Minor | Acts 13:13 |
| 48 | Separation from John Mark who departed at Perga | Acts 13:13 |
| 48 | Ministry at Pisidian Antioch | Acts 13:14-52 |
| 48-49 | Ministry at Iconium | Acts 14:1-5 |
| 49 | Ministry at Lystra | Acts 14:8-19 |
| 49 | Ministry at Derbe | Acts 14:20-23 |
| 49 | Return to Attalia | Acts 14:24-25 |
| 49 | Return to Syrian Antioch | Acts 14:26 |
| 49 | Ministry in Syrian Antioch | Acts 14:27 - 15:2 |
| 49 | Rebuke of Peter | Gal. 2:11-14 |
| 49 | Writing of Galatians | |
| 49 | Trip to Jerusalem with Barnabas via Phoenicia and Samaria | Acts 15:3 |
| 49 | Jerusalem Council | Acts 15:4-29 |
| 49 | Return to Syrian Antioch with Barnabas, Silas, and Judas | Acts 15:22, 30 |
| 49 | Separation from Silas and Judas who returned to Cyprus | Acts 15:31-33 |
| 49-50 | Ministry in Syrian Antioch | Acts 15:35 |
| 50 | Division of opinion with Barnabas over John Mark | Acts 15:36-39 |
| 50 | Separation from Barnabas and John Mark who returned to Cyprus | Acts 15:39 |
| 50-52 | Second missionary journey with Silas and others | Acts 15:40 - 18:22 |
| 50 | Ministry in Syria and Cilicia | Acts 15:41 |
| 50 | Ministry in Derbe and Lystra | Acts 16:1a |
| 50 | Partnership with Timothy who joined Paul and Silas | Acts 16:1b-3 |
| 50 | Ministry in other Galatian churches | Acts 16:4-6 |
| 50 | Exclusion from Asia and Bithynia | Acts 16:7-8 |
| 50 | Macedonian vision at Troas | Acts 16:9-10 |
| 50 | Voyage from Troas to Samothrace to Neapolis with Luke | Acts 16:11 |
| 50 | Ministry in Philippi | Acts 16:12-40 |
| 50 | Separation from Luke who remained at Philippi | Cf. "we" in Acts 16:12 with "they" in Acts 17:15 |
| 50-51 | Ministry in Thessalonica | Acts 17:1-9 |
| 51 | Ministry in Berea | Acts 17:10-15 |
| 51 | Separation from Silas and Timothy who remained in Berea | Acts 17:14 |
| 51 | Ministry in Athens | Acts 17:16-34 |
| 51 | Ministry in Corinth | Acts 18:1-17 |
| 51 | Association with Aquilla and Priscilla | Acts 18:2-3 |
| 51 | Reunion with Silas and Timothy | Acts 18:5 |
| 51 | Writing of 1 and 2 Thessalonians | |
| 52 | Trip to Ephesus with Aquilla and Priscilla | Acts 18:18 |
| 52 | Separation from Aquilla and Priscilla who proceeded to Syria | Acts 18:18-19 |
| 52 | Ministry in Ephesus | Acts 18:19-21 |
| 52 | Return to Syrian Antioch via Caesarea and Jerusalem | Acts 18:21-22 |
| 52-53 | Layover in Syrian Antioch | Acts 18:23a |
| 53-57 | Third missionary journey | Acts 18:23b - 21:19 |
| 53 | Ministry in Galatia | Acts 18:23b; 19:1 |
| 53 | Apollos' ministry in Ephesus | Acts 18:24 |
| 53 | Aquilla and Priscilla's ministry to Apollos | Acts 18:26 |
| 53 | Apollos' ministry in Achaia | Acts 18:27-28 |
| 53-56 | Ministry in Ephesus and Asia | Acts 19:1 - 20:1 |
| 56 | Writing of the "former letter" to Corinth | 1 Cor. 5:9 |
| 56 | Writing of 1 Corinthians | |
| 56 | The "painful visit" to Corinth and return | 2 Cor. 2:1; 12:14; 13:1-2 |
| 56 | Writing of the "severe letter" to Corinth | 2 Cor. 2:3-4; 7:8-12; 12:17-19 |
| 56 | Sending of Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia | Acts 19:22 |
| 56 | Trip to Troas from Ephesus | |
| 56 | Wait for Titus | |
| 56 | Trip to Macedonia from Troas | Acts 20:1 |
| 56 | Reunion with Titus in Macedonia | |
| 56 | Writing of 2 Corinthians | |
| 56 | Ministry in Macedonia | Acts 20:2 |
| 56 | Ministry in Greece (Achaia and Corinth) | Acts 20:2-3 |
| 56-57 | Writing of Romans | |
| 57 | Return to Macedonia and Philippi with Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, Trophimus, and Luke | |
| 57 | Trip of his companions except Luke to Troas | Acts 20:5 |
| 57 | Trip to Troas with luke | Acts 20:6 |
| 57 | Ministry at Troas | Acts 20:7-12 |
| 57 | Trip to Assos by land while Luke and another brother travel by ship | Acts 20:13 |
| 57 | Trip to Miletus by ship with Luke and the other brother | Acts 20:14-16 |
| 57 | Ministry at Meletus | Acts 20:17-38 |
| 57 | Trip from Meletus to Caesarea with Luke and the other brother via Tyre | Acts 21:1-7 |
| 57 | Ministry at Caesarea | Acts 21:8-14 |
| 57 | Trip to Jerusalem | Acts 21:15-16 |
| 57 | Ministry at Jerusalem | Acts 21:17 - 23:30 |
| 57 | Report to the church | Adcts 21:17-26 |
| 57 | Arrest in the temple | Acts 21:27-40 |
| 57 | Speech in the temple courtyard | Acts 22:1-21 |
| 57 | Imprisonment in Jerusalem | Acts 22:22 - 23:30 |
| 57 | Trip to Caesarea | Acts 23:31-35 |
| 57-59 | Ministry in Caesarea | Acts 24:1 - 26:32 |
| 57 | Defense before Felix | Acts 24:1-27 |
| 59 | Defense before Festus | Acts 25:1-12 |
| 59 | Defense before Agrippa and Festus | Acts 26:1-32 |
| 59-60 | Journey to Rome with Luke and Aristarchus | Acts 27:1 - 28:16 |
| 59 | Trip to Crete | Acts 27:1-13 |
| 59 | Shipwreck | Acts 27:14-44 |
| 59-60 | Ministry on Malta | Acts 28:1-10 |
| 60 | Trip from Malta to Rome | Acts 28:11-16 |
| 60-62 | Ministry in Rome | Acts 28:16-31 |
| 60-62 | Writing of the Prison Epistles | |
| 62 | Release from Rome | |
| 62 | Return to the Aegean area | |
| 62-66 | Writing of 1 Timothy and Titus | |
| 67 | Arrest | |
| 67-68 | Imprisonment in Rome | |
| 67 | Writing of 2 Timothy | |
| 68 | Martyrdom in Rome | |
