Acts 15:36-16:5

New American Standard Bible

Second Missionary Journey

³⁶ After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers and sisters in ^(A)every city in which we proclaimed ^(B)the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” ³⁷ Barnabas wanted to take ^(C)John, called Mark, along with them also. ³⁸ But Paul was of the opinion that they should not take along with them this man who had ^(D)deserted them ^[a]in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. ³⁹ Now it turned into such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took ^(E)Mark with him and sailed away to ^(F)Cyprus. ⁴⁰ But Paul chose ^(G)Silas, and left after being ^(H)entrusted by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ And he was traveling through ^(I)Syria and ^(J)Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

The Macedonian Vision

16 Now Paul also came to ^(K)Derbe and to ^(L)Lystra. And a disciple was there, named ^(M)Timothy, the son of a ^(N)Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, ² and he was well spoken of by ^(O)the brothers and sisters who were in ^(P)Lystra and ^(Q)Iconium. ³ Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he ^(R)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴ Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering ^(S)the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by ^(T)the apostles and ^(U)elders in Jerusalem. ⁵ So ^(V)the churches were being strengthened ^[b]in the faith, and were ^(W)increasing in number daily.