Acts 16:1

And he came to Derbe and Lystra; and lo! a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but whose father was a Greek;

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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 was well a spoken of by the brethren 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 the neighboring country;

Acts 17:14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go to the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Acts 19:22And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

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

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband hath been made holy by his wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been made holy by the brother; otherwise were your children unclean, but, as it is, 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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