Acts 16:1-8

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

1 Paul^[a] 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^[b] 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.

Cross References

• 1. 16:1 ch. 17:14; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Rom. 16:21; 1 Cor. 4:17; Phil. 2:19; Col. 1:1; 1 Thess. 3:2; 2 Thess. 1:1; 1 Tim. 1:2, 18; 2 Tim. 1:2
• 2. 16:1 2 Tim. 1:5; 3:15
• 3. 16:2 See John 21:23
• 4. 16:3 [Gal. 2:3]
• 5. 16:4 ch. 17:7
• 6. 16:4 ch. 15:28, 29
• 7. 16:4 See ch. 15:2
• 8. 16:5 [ch. 9:31]
• 9. 16:5 See ch. 6:7
• 10. 16:5 ch. 2:47
• 11. 16:6 ch. 18:23; [Gal. 4:13]
• 12. 16:7 Rom. 8:9; Gal. 4:6; Phil. 1:19; 1 Pet. 1:11; [ver. 6; ch. 8:29]
• 13. 16:8 ch. 20:5, 6; 2 Cor. 2:12; 2 Tim. 4:13

Footnotes

• [a] 16:1 Greek 'He'
• [b] 16:2 Or 'brothers and sisters'; also verse 40