Acts 16:3

Him Paul resolved to take out with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

2who was highly spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium.

4So as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the ordinances decreed by the apostles and presbyters that were at Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Acts 15:37Now Barnabas had resolved to take with him John, whose surname is Mark.

1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the observance of the commandments of God.

Galatians 2:3And even Titus, who was with me, though a Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised:

Galatians 5:1STAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage.

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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