Acts 16
1
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy
lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a
Greek.
2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
3
Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him
because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his
father was a Greek.
4 As
they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by
the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Trivia time: Timothy lived in Derbe and was chosen by Paul to accompany him in his evangelistic work. Tim's mother was Jewish and his father was Greek. Tim was circumcised by Paul so that the Jews would be comfortable to be around him. Hmmm....interesting.
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