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1
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Where did the name Antioch came from?

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Named after Anthiochus, father of Seleucid I

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The 3rd largest city in Rome and the capital of the province of Syria.

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Antioch in Acts 13

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The big city in Syria where the Holy Spirit singled out Paul and Barnabas and sent them on their First Missionary Journey.

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Antioch

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Paul’s first journey took him by boat to what Roman province? It is a Mediterranean island south of Syria.

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Cyprus

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The modern name of Cyprus

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Republic of Cyprus

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A port city at Cyprus where Paul and Barnabas arrived and where John Mark helped them share the gospel in Jewish synagogues.

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Salamis

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Who was possibly Barnabas’ cousin

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John Mark

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From Salamis, they moved across the island and went here where they met Bar-Jesus.

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Paphos

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Bar-Jesus, a Jewish sorcerer was also known?

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Elymas the sorcerer

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The governor who sent Bar-Jesus because he wanted to hear the Word of God

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Sergius Paulus

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What did Paul call Elymas when he opposed them and tried to turn Sergius from the faith?

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“child of the devil”

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After Paphos, they set sail to his Roman province which is now located in modern day Turkey.

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Pamphylia

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The city they arrived at Pamphylia where John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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Perga

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Paul and Barnabas travelled where local synagogue leaders invited them to speak.

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Pisidian Antioch

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Because the Jewish people in Pisidian Antioch resisted the message of the gospel, what important pivot did Paula and Barnabas make?

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They began preaching to the Gentiles

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The traditional author of Acts

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Luke

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Because they were driven out of Pamphylia, P and B travelled where?

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Iconium

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Iconium is the eastern city of what region?

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Phrygia

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Modern existance of Iconium

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Turkish city Konya

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Fleeing the threat in Iconium, P and B left Phrygia altogether and travelled to where?

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Lystra

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Lystra is a city in what province?

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Lycaonia

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What miracle did Paul do that was witnessed by locals that made them think they were gods in human form?

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Paul healed a man who was lame

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What god was Barnabas thought of?

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Zeus

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What god was Paul thought of?

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Hermes

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Who riled up the crowd in Lystra and convinced them to stone Paul?

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The Jews (from Antioch and Iconium)

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What province where Paul was stoned, believed he was dead so they dragged him outside the city but he just got back up and went back inside the city?

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Lycaonia

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A city in Lycaonia where they “won a large number of disciples”.

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Derbe

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After Derbe, where did P and B go next?

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They went back the way they came

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What new Pamphylian city did P and B stop to on the way home?

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Attalia

30
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The chronological order of Paul’s first missionary journey. (6)

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Antioch (in Syria)
Cyprus
Pamphylia
Phrygia
Lycaonia
Return to Antioch

31
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When did Paul establish many churches that he would later write in his pastoral Epistles?

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Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

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What happened between Paul and Barnabas that initiated two separate missionary journeys?

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A ‘sharp disagreement’ between Paul and Barnabas about John Mark

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In the 2nd journey, where did Barnabas and John Mark go?

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Making their way back to Cyprus

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In Paul’s Second Missionary Journey, who did he take with him through the provinces of Syria and Cilicia?

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Silas

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The first cities that Acts mentions by name on Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. (2)

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Derbe and Lystra

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Who did Paul and Silas pick up in Lycaonia even though he was half-Greek?

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Timothy

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What did Paul do to Timothy so that the local Jews would accept their message?

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Paul circumcised Timothy

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Paul and his companions journeyed here after they were “kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the Word in the province of Asia”.(Acts 16:6)

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Phrygia

39
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This province was north of Phrygia

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Galatia

40
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What did Paul write in Galatia?

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His letter to the Galatians

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What was part of the purpose for Paul’s second trip?

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To share the news from the Council of Jerusalem regarding the Law of Moses and whether or not Gentiles should be expected to follow it.

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From Galatia, they traveled west and reached what border that a western region in the province of Asia?

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Mysia

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Mysia is part of what province?

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Asia

44
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Where did they intend to go but “the spirit of Jesus would not allow them to go”?

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Bithynia

45
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Where did Paul have a vision of a man in Macedonia urging him to come there?

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Troas

46
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What verse is the first time the author of Acts inserted themselves to the narrative?

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Acts 16:10

47
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Where did Luke first join the journey?

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Troas

48
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From Troas, what sea did they sail across?

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Aegean Sea

49
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Where did they meet and spake with women outside the city gate?

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Philippi

50
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A wealthy cloth dealer who persuaded Paul’s group to stay with her for a while after her household was baptized

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Lydia

51
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Who said this, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”?

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A spirit-possessed slave woman who could predict the future

52
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Where did Paul and Silas get severely flogged and thrown into prison, and an earthquake happened that freed the prisoners from their chains?

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Philippi, Macedonia

53
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What did Paul do that made the magistrate release them from prison?

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Revealed that they were Roman citizens

54
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The place where he found a synagogue and preached the gospel on the Sabbath.

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Thessalonica

55
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The place where Thessalonian believers sent Paul and his companions away to.

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Berea

56
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Who listened eagerly to the gospel and carefully examined the Scriptures to see if they supported Paul’s claims?

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Bereans

57
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As Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea, where was Pauls escorted to?

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Athens

58
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What region can Athens be found in which is south of Macedonia?

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Achaia

59
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What is the capital of Greece and the largest city in the country?

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Athens

60
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Paul saw an idol which had an inscription, what was written?

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“to an unknown god”

61
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A couple of Jewish tent makers who Paul stayed and worked with

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Priscilla and Aquila

62
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Where did Silas and Timothy rejoined with Paul?

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Corinth

63
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How many years did Paul stay in Corinth?

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A year and a half

64
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What port city did Paul get a vow-fulfilling haircut?

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Cenchreae

65
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Where did Paul drop off Priscilla and Aquila and promised to come back if could?

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Ephesus

66
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Where did Paul’s Second Missionary Journey end?

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Jerusalem

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