Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
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The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
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Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia
6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia.
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When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
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So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”