Acts 16:1

Now he arrived at Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek,

English Majority Text (NT)

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

2who had a good testimony by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

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Cross References

Acts 14:6they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region.

Acts 17:14Then immediately the brothers sent Paul away to go toward the sea; but both Silas and Timothy remained there.

Acts 19:22And having sent to Macedonia two of those who were ministering to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed on for a time in Asia.

Romans 16:21Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives, greet you.

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would 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 →

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