1
Paul traveled on to Derbe and Lystra, where a Christian named Timothy lived. His mother, who was also a Christian, was Jewish, but his father was a Greek.
2
All the believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.
3
Paul wanted to take Timothy along with him, so he circumcised him. He did so because all the Jews who lived in those places knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
4
As they went through the towns, they delivered to the believers the rules decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and they told them to obey those rules.
5
So the churches were made stronger in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
6
They traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province of Asia.
7
When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go into the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8
So they traveled right on through Mysia and went to Troas.
9
That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"