Acts 16:1

Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, who was Jewish, and believed; but his father was a Greek;

Revised King James New Testament

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

2And he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

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Cross References

Acts 14:6They learned of it, and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region:

Acts 17:14Then immediately the brethren sent Paul away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Acts 19:22So he sent to Macedonia two of those who had ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he stayed in Asia for a while.

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

1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: otherwise your children would be unclean; but now are they 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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