# Acts 18:19

> When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

— Acts 18:19, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Ephesus** (Asia · today Selçuk) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/ephesus

## 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

- Ephesians 1:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/1/1
- 1 Timothy 1:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/1/3
- 2 Timothy 1:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/1/18
- Acts 18:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/4
- Acts 18:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/24
- Acts 19:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/1
- Acts 20:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/20/16
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/15/32

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/19
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).