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Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman who was a Jewess, and believed, but his father [was] a Greek.
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Who was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
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Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
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And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
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Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;
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After they had come to Mysia, they essayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
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And they, passing by Mysia, came down to Troas.
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
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And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;