Paul's Connections with Corinth

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PAUL’S CONNECTIONS WITH CORINTH

Writing of 2 Corinthians (2 Cor. 1:1-2)

? painful 2 Corinthians 9:2; 8:10

severe

sorrowful letter Titus goes again with "the brother" and others (2 Cor. 8:16-17;

included 12:18)

Titus meets Paul finally (2 Cor. 7:6)

Paul moves on to Macedonia (2 Cor. 2:13)

Paul comes to Troas (2 Cor. 2:12; Acts 20:1)

Uproar in Ephesus (Acts 19:23-41)

? severe Paul sends Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia (Acts 19:22)

sorrowful letter

painful Paul sends Titus and "the brother" to Corinth (2 Cor. 12:18;

8:16-17) to make a beginning on the offering (2 Cor. 8:6)

Painful visit (2 Cor. 12:14; 13:1-2)

SECOND TIME TO CORINTH

? previous letter 1 Corinthians written

severe

sorrowful letter Delegation of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus (1 Cor. 16:17)

painful

Letter from Corinth to Paul (1 Cor. 7:1; 8:1; 7:25; 12:1)

Communication from the household of Chloe (1 Cor. 1:11)

Moves to the school of Tyrannus (Acts 19:9)

? previous letter, Comes to Ephesus (Acts 19:1-18)

now lost.

Goes through Galatia and Phrygia (Acts 18:23, 24-28)

Sailed to Syria via Cenchrea, Ephesus, Caesarea, and Jerusalem to

Antioch (Acts 18:18-22)

FIRST TIME IN CORINTH

Jerusalem, delivering the special offering (Acts 21:17;

Pentecost—Acts 20:16)

Caesarea (Acts 21:8-14)

Ptolemais (Acts 21:7)

Acts 21:4-6

Tyre (Acts 21:2-3)

Patara

Rhodes

Acts 21:1

Cos

50 days

24 + some days Sends for Ephesian elders who come to meet him (Acts 20:16-38)

unaccounted for

Miletus (Acts 20:15)

Samos (Acts 20:15)

Chios (Acts 10:15)

Mitylene Paul joins Luke and the rest of the offering party

(Acts 20:14)

Assos (Acts 20:13)

walks to

Acts 20:6-12

Reunites with the offering party at Troas (Acts 20:5)

Sails from Philippi after days of unleavened bread (Acts 20:6)

Passover (Nisan) April

Macedonia

Plot laid against his life by the Jews (Acts 20:3, 4)

THIRD VISIT TO CORINTH Acts 20:2-3a

= second benefit (2 Cor. 1:15)

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