Early Church

Mission to Corinth, 1&2 Thess Written

Mission to Corinth, 1&2 Thess Written is dated AD 49. It is told in Acts 18:1–17. Sosthenes, Gallio, Crispus, Justus, Timotheus are part of it.

After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

Acts 18:1 BSB

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
AD 49
Traditional reckoning
AD 49

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Where is it in the Bible?

Who was there, and where?

Where: Achaia, Corinth.

Which verses connect to Acts 18:1?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

  2. Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.

  3. Acts 19:15 votes

    While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

  4. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

  5. Acts 17:153 votes

    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

  6. When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.” At that, Paul left the Areopagus.

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.