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He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. At Lystra he found a disciple, Timothy by name--the son of a Christian Jewess, though he had a Greek father.
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Timothy was well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium,
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and Paul desiring that he should accompany him on his journey, took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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As they journeyed on from town to town, they handed to the brethren for their observance the decisions which had been arrived at by the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem.
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So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.
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Then Paul and his companions passed through Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Message in the province of Asia.
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When they reached the frontier of Mysia, they were about to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit this.
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So, passing along Mysia, they came to Troas.
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Here, one night, Paul saw a vision. There was a Macedonian who was standing, entreating him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."