1 Paul camealso to 1Derbe and to 2Lystra. And a disciple was there, named3Timothy, the son of a 4Jewishwoman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,
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and he was wellspoken of by 5the brethren who were in 6Lystra and 7Iconium.
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Paulwantedthisman to go with him; and he 8took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in thoseparts, for they allknew that his father was a Greek.
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Nowwhile they were passingthrough the cities, they were delivering9the decrees which had been decided upon by 10the apostles and 11elderswho were in Jerusalem, for them to observe.
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So12the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were 13increasing in numberdaily*.
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They passedthrough the 14Phrygian and 15Galatianregion, having been forbidden by the HolySpirit to speak the word in 16Asia;
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and after they came to 17Mysia, they were trying to go into 18Bithynia, and the 19Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;
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and passing by 20Mysia, they camedown to 21Troas.
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22A visionappeared to Paul in the night: a man of 23Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, "Comeover to Macedonia and help us."
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When he had seen24the vision, immediately25we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to 26preach the gospel to them.
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Soputting out to sea from 27Troas, we ran28a straightcourse to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;
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and from there to 29Philippi, which is a leadingcity of the district of 30Macedonia, 31a Roman colony; and we were staying in thiscity for somedays.
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And on 32the Sabbathday we wentoutside the gate to a riverside*, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we satdown and began speaking to the women who had assembled.