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Paul arrived in the city of Derbe and then went to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived. Timothy's mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was Greek.
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The believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.
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Paul wanted Timothy to go with him. So he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in those places and because he knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
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As they went through the cities, they told people about the decisions that the apostles and spiritual leaders in Jerusalem had made for the people.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
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Paul and Silas went through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit kept them from speaking the word in the province of Asia.
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They went to the province of Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn't allow this.
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So they passed by Mysia and went to the city of Troas.
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During the night Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia. The man urged Paul, "Come to Macedonia to help us."
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As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia. We concluded that God had called us to tell the people of Macedonia about the Good News.
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So we took a ship from Troas and sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to the city of Neapolis,