# Acts 16:6

> After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

— Acts 16:6, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Asia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/asia
- **Phrygia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/phrygia
- **Galatia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/galatia

## 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 18:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/23
- Acts 16:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/7
- Acts 11:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/12
- Acts 13:2-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/2
- Galatians 1:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/1/2
- Acts 19:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/10
- Galatians 3:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/3/1
- 2 Timothy 4:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/4/10

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).