# Acts 18:21

> But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

— Acts 18:21, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem
- **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

- 1 Corinthians 4:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/4/19
- James 4:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/james/4/15
- Acts 20:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/20/16
- Romans 1:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/1/10
- Romans 15:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/15/32
- Hebrews 6:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hebrews/6/3
- Deuteronomy 16:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/16/1

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/21
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).