Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named
1Timothy,
2the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
2
He was well spoken of by
3the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.
3
Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he
4took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance
5the decisions
6that had been reached by
7the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
5
8So the churches were strengthened in
9the faith, and they increased in numbers
10daily.
The Macedonian Call
6 And
11they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7
And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but
12the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8
So, passing by Mysia, they went down
13to Troas.
9
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us. ”
10
And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately
14we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
The Conversion of Lydia
11 So, setting sail from Troas, we
15made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
12
and from there to
16Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and
17a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
13
And
18on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate
19to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we
20sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods,
21who was a worshiper of God. The Lord
22opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
15
And after she was baptized,
23and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay. ” And she
24prevailed upon us.