And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
After leaving Corinth, Paul stopped briefly at Ephesus while traveling to Jerusalem for a festival. There he reasoned with the Jews and promised to return to them if God willed. He left Aquila and Priscilla at Ephesus to continue the work there.
The landing at Caesarea, the greeting of the church, and the going on to Antioch record the next stage of that journey. Going up to salute the church means making a brief visit to Jerusalem. Going down to Antioch means spending some time at Antioch, the place of his early labors.
This took place while Apollos was preaching at Corinth. Afterward Paul traveled through Galatia and Phrygia in Asia Minor, visiting the churches he had himself established and strengthening the faith of the believers. In doing so he was on his way to fulfill his promise to return to Ephesus.
After leaving Corinth, Paul stopped briefly at Ephesus while traveling to Jerusalem for a festival. There he reasoned with the Jews and promised to return to them if God willed. He left Aquila and Priscilla at Ephesus to continue the work there.
The landing at Caesarea, the greeting of the church, and the going on to Antioch record the next stage of that journey. Going up to salute the church means making a brief visit to Jerusalem. Going down to Antioch means spending some time at Antioch, the place of his early labors.
This took place while Apollos was preaching at Corinth. Afterward Paul traveled through Galatia and Phrygia in Asia Minor, visiting the churches he had himself established and strengthening the faith of the believers. In doing so he was on his way to fulfill his promise to return to Ephesus.