Acts 16:1–10

Paul Selects Timothy

16Then he went on to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, ^kthe son of a believing Jewish woman, ^lbut his father was a Greek. ²The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him. ^m3Paul wanted Timothy ⁿto go with him, so he took him and circumcised ^ohim because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴As they traveled through the towns, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem for them to observe. ^p5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily. ^q

Evangelization of Europe

⁶They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia. ^r7When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus ^sdid not allow them. ⁸So, bypassing Mysia, they came down to Troas. ^t9During the night a vision appeared to Paul: A Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!” ^u10After ^vhe had seen the vision, we ^wimmediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.