Acts 16:1-7

¹Paul went first to Derbe, and then on to Lystra, where he met a believer by the name of Timothy. He was the son of a Jewish Christian mother, and his father was Greek.

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

³Paul wanted Timothy to travel with him, so he circumcised him because the Jews in the area all knew that Timothy's father was Greek.

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

⁵The churches were strengthened in their trust in the Lord and every day their numbers increased.

⁶They traveled through the districts of Phrygia and Galatia, since the Holy Spirit prevented them from going to the province of Asia to speak the word.

⁷When they arrived at the border of Mysia they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.