Missionaries of the New Testament and Their Journeys

Name

Journey’s Purpose

Scripture Reference in Acts

Philip

One of the first to preach the gospel outside Jerusalem

8:4-40

Peter and John

Visited new Samaritan believers to encourage them

8:14-25

Paul (journey to Damascus)

Set out to capture Christians but was captured by Christ

9:1-25

Peter

Led by God to one of the first Gentile families to become Christians—Cornelius's family

9:32–10:48

Barnabas

Went to Antioch as an encourager; traveled on to Tarsus to bring Paul back to Jerusalem from Antioch

11:25-30

Barnabas, Paul, John Mark

Left Antioch for Cyprus, Pamphylia, and Galatia on the first missionary journey

13:1–14:28

Barnabas and John Mark

Left Antioch for Cyprus after a break with Paul

15:36-41

Paul, Silas, Timothy, Luke

Left Antioch to revisit churches in Galatia; then traveled on to Asia, Macedonia, and Achaia on the second missionary journey

15:36–18:22

Apollos

Left Alexandria for Ephesus; learned the complete gospel story from Priscilla and Aquila; preached in Athens and Corinth

18:24-28

Paul, Timothy, Erastus

Revisited churches in Galatia, Asia, Macedonia, and Achaia on the third major missionary journey

18:23; 19:1–21:14