Where is Asia in the Bible?
Asia as mentioned in the New Testament, refers to a Roman province that encompassed the western part of Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its capital. Asia appears in 15 verses across 6 books of the Bible.
What happened at Asia?
Asia, as mentioned in the New Testament, refers to a Roman province that encompassed the western part of Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its capital. It should not be confused with the modern continent of Asia. In Acts, Asia is mentioned several times in the context of Paul's missionary journeys. Jews from Asia were present in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Act.2.9), and some belonged to the Synagogue of the Freedmen, who disputed with Stephen (Act.6.9). Paul traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia (Act.16.6). Later, Paul spent two years in Ephesus, and all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord (Act.19.10). Demetrius, a silversmith who made shrines of Artemis, stirred up a crowd against Paul, fearing that Paul's preaching would undermine the worship of Artemis, whom all Asia revered (Act.19.26-27). In his farewell address to the Ephesian elders, Paul mentions that he had faced plots by the Jews from Asia (Act.20.18-19). When Paul visited the temple in Jerusalem, Jews from Asia stirred up the crowd against him (Act.21.27). During Paul's voyage to Rome, the ship stopped at Myra in Lycia, where an Alexandrian ship was found sailing for Italy (Act.27.2). The churches in Asia are mentioned in the opening of 1 Peter (1Pe.1.1) and Revelation (Revelation 1:4, 11). Paul also sends greetings to Prisca and Aquila, and to the church in their house, the first fruits of Asia (1Co.16.19; Romans 16:5). In 2 Timothy, Paul writes that all those in Asia had turned away from him (2Ti.1.15). These references to Asia in the New Testament provide insight into the early spread of Christianity and the challenges faced by the apostles in this region of the Roman Empire.
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Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Asia appear in the Bible?
Asia is referenced in 15 verses across 6 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 16:19
- 2 Corinthians 1:8
- 2 Timothy 1:15
- Acts 6:9
- Acts 16:6
- Acts 19:10
- Acts 19:26
- Acts 19:27
- Acts 20:16
- Acts 20:18
- Acts 21:27
- Acts 24:18
- Acts 27:2
- Revelation 1:4
- Romans 16:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Asia.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Asia?
Asia appears in 15 verses across 6 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 10 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Asia?
Acts, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Revelation, Romans.
Where can I read every verse about Asia?
This page lists 15 of them. Protos carries all 15, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
