¹Paul arrived in the city of Derbe and then went to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was Greek. ²The believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy. ³Paul wanted Timothy to go with him. So he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in those places and because he knew that Timothy’s father was Greek.

⁴As they went through the cities, they told people about the decisions that the apostles and spiritual leaders^ain Jerusalem had made for the people. ⁵So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew in numbers every day.

Paul Has a Vision

⁶Paul and Silas went through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit kept them from speaking the word in the province of Asia. ⁷They went to the province of Mysia and tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus wouldn’t allow this. ⁸So they passed by Mysia and went to the city of Troas.

⁹During the night Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia. The man urged Paul, “Come to Macedonia to help us.”

¹⁰As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia. We concluded that God had called us to tell the people of Macedonia about the Good News.

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Footnotes

a 16:4 Or “pastors,” or “elders.”