Gal 1:17–18), Cilicia (Tarsus, his hometown; Acts 11:25–26), Galatia (Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe; Acts 13:13–14:20), Mysia (Troas; Acts 16:8), Macedonia (Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea; Acts 16:11–17:15), and Achaia (Corinth and possibly Athens; Acts 17:16–18:17). He felt he had fulfilled God’s will in the eastern half of the Roman Empire (Rom 15:23), so it was now time for local pastors like Apollos to take over and “water” the churches he had planted (1 Cor 3:6). I believe Paul’s
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