Which journey was near completion when Romans was written?

• A. Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey
• B. Paul's 1st Missionary Journey
• C. Paul's 2nd Missionary Journey
• D. Paul's 4th Missionary Journey

Answer: (A)

Romans was written during Paul’s third missionary journey, from Greece (often dated from Corinth) around 57 AD, as that journey was nearing its end. The letter expresses his plan to complete the collection for the saints, then travel to Jerusalem, and afterward visit Rome on his way to Spain. That sequence—finishing this leg of ministry, heading to Jerusalem with the offering, and then moving on to Rome and beyond—fits the late stage of the third journey, not a earlier or later expedition. The other options don’t line up with the historical timing: the first and second journeys occurred earlier in his ministry and do not match the specific plan to go to Jerusalem and then to Rome; the fourth journey is associated with events after his initial Roman visit and is not the period when Romans was written. So the best answer reflects Romans being penned near the end of Paul’s third missionary journey.