"Greet Prisca and Aquila,
my helpers in Christ Jesus, who for my life have risked their own necks.
To them not only I give thanks but also the Churches of the Gentiles. Greet
also the Church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Ephaenetus, who
is the first fruits of Asia to Christ."
Romans 16:3-5.
"The Churches of Asia
greet you. Aquila and Priscilla with the Church at their house (Corinth)
greet you heartily in the Lord."
1Cor 16:19
"Greetings to the brethren
who are at Laodicea and to Nymphas and the Church that is in his house."
Col 4:15-16
"And to Appia, the sister,
and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the Church that is in thy
house:"
Philemon 1:2
Notice in Romans and Corinthians
above, that the Church had already spread to Asia.
The new Church expanded rapidly. This rapid expansion
was due in part to the fact that the Romans had built excellent roads connecting
the various cities. The Apostles used these roads to advantage.
"Now they who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls." Acts 2:41
"And the multitude of
men and women who believed in the Lord increased still more..."
Acts 5:14
"Now in those days, as
the number of the disciples was increasing..."
Acts 6:1
"So the Churches grew
stronger and stronger in the faith and increased in numbers daily."
Acts 16:5
"And the Word of the
Lord continued to spread, and the number of the disciples increased rapidly
in Jerusalem; a large number also of the priests accepted the faith."
Acts 6:7
"Now throughout all Judea
and Galilee and Samaria the Church was in peace and was being built up,
walking in fear of the Lord, and it was filled with the consolation of
the Holy Spirit."
Acts 9:31
"And news concerning
them came to the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas
as far as Antioch.
Acts 11:22
"But the Word of the
Lord continued to grow and spread."
Acts 12:24
Starting in Acts 13:1, the worldwide, universal, Catholic Church began to expand to eventually include all of humanity...
"Now in the Church at
Antioch there were prophets and teachers, among whom were Barnabas and
Simon, called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manahen the fostering brother
of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul."
Acts 13:1
"On arriving at Jerusalem
they were welcomed by the Church and the Apostles and Presbyters (priests),
and they proclaimed all that GOD had done with them."
Acts 15:4
"Then the Apostles and
the Presbyters (priests) with the whole Church decided to select representatives
and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
Acts 15:22
"But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is in the ministry of the Church at Cenchrea..." Rom 16:1
"..to the Church of GOD
at Corinth."
1Cor 1:2, 2Cor 1:1
"Paul and Sylvanus and
Timothy to the Church of the Thessalonians."
1Thess 1:1, 2Thess 1:1
"The Church which is
at Babylon (Rome), chosen together with you, greets you, and so does my
son Mark."
1Pet 5:13
"To the angel (Bishop)
of the Church at Ephesus write..."
Rev 2:1
"And to the angel of
the Church at Smyrna write..."
Rev 2:8
"And to the angel of
the Church at Pergamum write..."
Rev 2:12
"And to the angel of
the Church at Thyratira write..."
Rev 2:18
"And to the angel of
the Church at Sardis write..."
Rev 3:1
"And to the angel of
the Church at Philadelphia write..."
Rev 3:7
"And to the angel of
the Church at Laodicea write..."
Rev 3:14
Cyprus, Acts 13:4
Iconium, Acts 14:1
Lystra, Acts 14:7
Derbe, Acts 14:19-20
Philippi, Acts 16:12
Thessalonica, Acts 17:1-2
Berea, Acts 17:10
Athens, Acts 17:16
Corinth, Acts 18:1-2
Ephesus, Acts 18:19
Tyre, Acts 21:3-6
Malta, Acts 28:1-10
Rome, Acts 28:16-30
Implied...
Pamphylia, Acts 14:23
Perge, Acts 14:24
Attalia, Acts 14:24
Phoenicia, Acts 15:3
Caesarea, Acts 18:22
"For from you the Word of the Lord has been spread Abroad, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in Every Place Your Faith In GOD Has Gone Forth, so that we need say nothing further." 1Thess 1:8
"Amen I say to you, wherever
in the Whole World this Gospel is preached, this also that she has done
shall be told in memory of her."
Matt 26:13
"But I say; Have they
not heard? Yes, indeed, Their voice has gone forth into All the Earth,
and their words Unto the ends of the World."
Rom 10:18
"And this Gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached in the Whole World, for a witness to All Nations;
and then will come the end."
Matt 24:14
"Go, therefore and make
disciples of All Nations..."
Matt 28:19
And He said to them, "Go
into the Whole World and preach the Gospel to every creature."
Mark 16:15
"But they went forth
and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed
the preaching by the signs that followed."
Mark 16:20
All Apostles, all having the same One
Truth of the Holy Spirit, with all going out
into the whole world to convert Jew and Gentile alike into One
Church.