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Life of Paul the Apostle: Timeline of Life and Missionary Journeys
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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