Acts 16:1-5

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

Now Paul also arrived at ^aDerbe and at ^aLystra. And behold, a disciple was there, named ^bTimothy, the son of a ^cJewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well spoken of by ^athe brothers who were in ^bLystra and ^cIconium. 3 Paul wanted this man to ¹go with him, and he ^atook him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering ^athe decrees which had been decided upon by ^bthe apostles and ^celders who were in Jerusalem, for them to keep. 5 So ^athe churches were being strengthened ¹in the faith, and were ^babounding in number daily.