# Acts 16:5

> So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

— Acts 16:5, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Acts 9:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/31
- Acts 2:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/47
- Acts 6:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/7
- Acts 15:41 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/41
- Ephesians 4:13-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/4/13
- 1 Peter 5:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/5/10
- Acts 4:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/4/4
- Acts 5:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/14

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/5
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).