# Acts 19:9

> But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

— Acts 19:9, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

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

## When

- c. AD 52-57 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The third journey; Acts 19:8-10 gives three months and then two years in Ephesus.

## 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.
- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **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 19:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/23
- Acts 9:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/2
- Acts 18:6-8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/18/6
- Acts 14:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/14/4
- 2 Peter 2:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/2/12
- Acts 7:51 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/7/51
- Acts 13:45-46 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/45
- Acts 22:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/4

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).