Paul's third journey and voyage to Rome

Paul left Antioch a third time around AD 53, again overland through Galatia and Phrygia, settling for nearly three years in Ephesus — the longest stay of his ministry. From Ephesus he wrote 1 Corinthians and fought the silversmiths' riot at the theatre of Artemis. He then revisited Macedonia and Greece, wrote Romans from Corinth, and headed for Jerusalem with a collection for the poor of the saints. Arrested in the temple courts, he spent two years in Caesarea under Felix and Festus, appealed to Caesar as a Roman citizen, and was put on a ship for Italy in the late sailing season. The voyage was caught by a fourteen-day northeaster, wrecked off Malta, and resumed in spring to Puteoli and Rome. Acts ends with Paul in his own rented house in Rome, preaching the kingdom for two years. Total span: roughly seven years on the road and in chains, AD 53–60.