Acts 16:1

And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess, who was a believer; but his father was a Greek.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

In Context

2A good report was given of him by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

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Cross References

Acts 14:6being aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

Acts 17:14Then the brethren immediately sent Paul away, to go as if to the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Acts 19:22So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia.

Romans 16:21Timothy, my fellow-workman, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; for if not, then are your children unclean; but now they are holy.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:1

It is some rebuke to Barnabas that after he left Paul we hear no more of him, of what he did or suffered for Christ. But Paul, as he was recommended by the brethren to the grace of God, so his services for Christ after this are largely recorded; we are to attend him in this chapter from place to place, wherever he came doing good, either watering or planting, beginning new work or improving what was done. Here is, I. The beginning of his acquaintance with Timothy, and taking him to be his assistant, ver. 1-3 . II.… Read the whole commentary →

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