<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The epistle was written from Ephesus (16: 8), a city on the west coast of today's Turkey, about 180 miles by sea from Corinth . According to Acts of the Apostles, Paul founded the church in Corinth (Acts 18: 1--17), then spent approximately three years in Ephesus (Acts 19: 8, 19: 10, 20: 31). The letter was written during this time in Ephesus, which is usually dated as being in the range of AD 53--57 . </P> <P> The traditional subscription to the epistle, translated in the King James Bible, states that this epistle was written at Philippi, perhaps arising from a misinterpretation of 16: 5, "For I do pass through Macedonia", as meaning, "I am passing through Macedonia". In 16: 8 Paul declares his intention of staying in Ephesus until Pentecost . This statement, in turn, is clearly reminiscent of Paul's Second Missionary Journey, when Paul traveled from Corinth to Ephesus, before going to Jerusalem for Pentecost (cf . Acts 18: 22). Thus, it is possible that I Corinthians was written during Paul's first (brief) stay in Ephesus, at the end of his Second Journey, usually dated to early AD 54 . However, it is more likely that it was written during his extended stay in Ephesus, where he refers to sending Timothy to them (Acts 19: 22, I Cor. 4: 17). Also, his references to Apollos (1: 12, 3: 4, etc .) show that Apollos was known to Paul and the church at the time of writing, which would preclude the first recorded visit to Ephesus (See Acts 18: 24--28). </P>

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