Acts 14:21
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
Cross-references
In Acts 14:1, Paul first preached in Iconium with great success — the city he later revisits to strengthen disciples.
In Acts 14:6, they fled persecution in Iconium to Lystra and Derbe — now they return through those same cities.
In Acts 14:8, Paul healed a lame man in Lystra on the first visit — he now returns to that city.
In Acts 14:19, Paul was stoned in Lystra — he now returns there, showing courage and commitment.
Acts 14:7 records earlier preaching in Iconium, revisited in 14:21 to complete the circuit.
In Acts 13:51, they shook dust off their feet leaving Antioch — yet in 14:21 they return to strengthen the disciples.
In Acts 15:36, Paul later proposes revisiting these cities — the return in 14:21 is the first such follow-up.
Acts 16:1 shows Paul returning to Lystra, where Timothy's faith links back to the earlier visit in 14:21.
In Acts 16:2, Timothy is well spoken of in Lystra and Iconium — the cities Paul revisits in 14:21, where Timothy likely converted.
In Acts 13:14, Paul preached in Pisidian Antioch for the first time — one of the cities he returns to after Derbe.
In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commands making disciples; here Paul and Barnabas preach and win many disciples, fulfilling that commission.
In 2 Timothy 3:11, Paul recalls persecutions in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra — the very cities he returns to in 14:21.