1. Jerusalem: Peter and John were jailed for preaching the gospel in the temple courts. 4:1-21
2. Jerusalem: The apostles were jailed for preaching the gospel, supernaturally released, brought back before the authorities and flogged. 5:12-42
3. Jerusalem: Stephen was brought before the authorities for preaching the gospel. Enraged at his words, the Sanhedrin stoned him to death. 6:8 to 8:1a
4. Jerusalem and foreign cities: Saul went from house to house, and synagogue to synagogue dragging off men and women and putting them in prison. He persecuted followers of the Way to their death. He tried to force believers to blaspheme and even went to foreign cities to persecute them. 8:3; 22:4-5; 26:9-12
5. Damascus: Saul became a believer and proclaimer of the Christ. A conspiracy was formed to kill him and he had to escape the city at night in basket lowered from a wall. 9:20-25
6. Jerusalem: Grecian Jews tried to kill Paul forcing him to go to Tarsus. 9:28-30
7. Jerusalem (?): James, the apostle, was martyred by Herod for proclaiming the gospel. 12:1-2
8. Jerusalem: King Herod arrested Peter and prepared to kill him as he killed James but God supernaturally spared Peter. 12:3-6
9. Pisidian Antioch: Jews incited the god-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from the region. 13:42-52
10. Iconium: Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against Paul and Barnabas. The people of the city were divided. There was a plot afoot with the leaders to mistreat and stone Paul and Barnabas. 14:1-7
11. Lystra: Jews came from Pisidian Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd who was drawn by the healing of a crippled man. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city thinking he was dead. 14:8-20
12. Philippi: Paul cast a demon from a fortune telling slave girl. When the owners of the slave girl realized their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities. The authorities had them severely flogged and jailed for throwing the city into an uproar. 16:16-40
13. Thessalonica: The unbelieving Jews were jealous of the crowds drawn to Paul and orchestrated a mob to go after Paul and Silas to bring them before the city officials. 17:1-9
14. Berea: The unbelieving Jews who caused trouble in Thessalonica came to Berea agitating the crowd and stirring them up against Paul and Silas. 17:10-15
15. Corinth: Jews opposed Paul to the point that he shook out his clothes in protest. The Jews later led a united attack against Paul and brought him into court. The judge ruled against the desires of the Jews. 18:5-17
16. Ephesus: A riot broke out in Ephesus led by those involved in the idol making industry. The city clerk of Ephesus prevented the riot from spiraling out of control. 19:23-41
17. Greece: Paul was about to sail to Syria after ministering 3 months in Greece but had to change his route because of a plot on his life by the Jews. 20:3
18. Jerusalem, Caesarea, Rome: Paul was spotted in the temple by Jews from Asia who were familiar with his ministry there. They riled up a mob against Paul and the Romans intervened and arrested Paul. Paul was allowed to speak to his accusers on 2 separate occasions but was cut short by the Jews angry reaction to his words. The Romans whisked Paul from Jerusalem to Caesarea to protect him from a plot on his life by the Jews. After being under arrest in Caesarea for 2 years He was transported to Rome and was under house arrest in Rome for 2 years. Ch.21 -28
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