Acts 16:1-7

¹Amongst other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish woman who was a believer, while his father was a Greek,

²and who was well spoken of by the followers of the Lord in Lystra and Iconium.

³Wishing to take this man with him on his journey, Paul caused him to be circumcised out of consideration for the Jews in that region, for they all knew that his father had been a Greek.

⁴As they travelled from town to town, they gave the followers the decisions which had been reached by the apostles and church elders at Jerusalem, for them to observe.

⁵So the churches grew stronger in the faith, and increased in numbers from day to day.

⁶They next went through the Phrygian district of Galatia, but were restrained by the Holy Spirit from delivering the message in Roman Asia.

⁷When they reached the borders of Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.