^4 (A)As I remember your tears, ^(B)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. ⁵ I am reminded of ^(C)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^(D)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. ⁶ For this reason I remind you ^(E)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, ⁷ for God gave us ^(F)a spirit not of fear but ^(G)of power and love and self-control.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul^[a] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named ^(A)Timothy, ^(B)the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. ² He was well spoken of by ^(C)the brothers^[b] at Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he ^(D)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴ As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance ^(E)the decisions ^(F)that had been reached by ^(G)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. ^5 (H)So the churches were strengthened in ^(I)the faith, and they increased in numbers ^(J)daily.