Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1 Then he came to Acts 14:6Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, Acts 19:22; Rom. 16:21; 1 Cor. 4:17; 16:10; Phil. 1:1; 2:19; 1 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 1:2named Timothy, 2 Tim. 1:5; 3:15the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he (1 Cor. 9:20; Gal. 2:3; 5:2)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the Acts 15:19–21decrees to keep, Acts 15:28, 29which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5 Acts 2:47; 15:41So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.