Acts 16:1–10

Timothy Accompanies Paul and Silas

16And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named^a Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman but of a Greek father, ²who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ³Paul wanted this one to go with him, and he took him^* and^* circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek. ⁴And as they went through the towns, they passed on to them to observe the rules that had been decided by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. ⁵So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were growing in number every day.

Paul’s Vision of a Man of Macedonia

⁶And they traveled through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.^{b 7}And when they^* came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them. ⁸So going through Mysia, they went down to Troas. ⁹And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and^* help us!” ¹⁰And when he had seen the vision, we wanted at once to go away to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.