Acts 16:3

Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him, so he circumcised him because the Jews in the area all knew that Timothy's father was Greek.

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In The King James Version

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

In Context

2The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

4As they went through the different towns they gave them the requirements the apostles and elders in Jerusalem had said should be observed.

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Cross References

Acts 15:37Barnabas planned to take along John Mark too.

1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision doesn't mean anything, and uncircumcision doesn't mean anything. Keeping the commandments of God is what really matters.

Galatians 2:3But as it turned out, nobody even insisted that Titus who was with me should be circumcised, though he was Greek.

Galatians 5:1Christ set us free so we could have real freedom. So stand firm and don't get burdened down again by a yoke of slavery.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:2-6

Paul's Adoption of Timothy. 1 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: 2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered… Read the whole commentary →

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