Acts 16:1
And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed; but his father was a Gentile.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2To this man the brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium, gave a good testimony.
Cross References
Ezra 9:2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mingled the holy seed with the people of the lands. And the hand of the princes and magistrates hath been first in this transgression.
Acts 14:6They understanding it, fled to Lystra, and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the whole country round about, and were there preaching the gospel.
Acts 17:14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.
Acts 19:22And sending into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.
Romans 16:21Timothy, my fellow labourer, saluteth you, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife; and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband: otherwise your children should be 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 →