He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and
Erastus, to
Macedonia and stayed himself for a while in
Asia.
[At the end of his three years in Ephesus, Paul sets out the direction for his continued journey. The destination is the capital of the Roman Empire, Rom, via Jerusalem. It is an inner calling that cannot be bargained with, see . In his letter to the Romans, written from Corinth about a year after this event, Paul gives a more detailed account of his future plans to spread the gospel further west towards Spain via Rom, see .]
