Acts 15:40-16:5

English Standard Version

⁴⁰ but Paul chose Silas and departed, ^(A)having been commended by ^(B)the brothers to ^(C)the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ And he went through Syria and Cilicia, ^(D)strengthening the churches.

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

16 Paul^[a] came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named ^(E)Timothy, ^(F)the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. ² He was well spoken of by ^(G)the brothers^[b] at Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he ^(H)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 ^(I)the decisions ^(J)that had been reached by ^(K)the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. ^5 (L)So the churches were strengthened in ^(M)the faith, and they increased in numbers ^(N)daily.