Acts 15:36-16:10

New American Standard Bible 1995

Second Missionary Journey

³⁶ After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brethren 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 kept insisting that they should not take him along who had ^(D)deserted them ^[a]in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. ³⁹ And there occurred 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, being ^(H)committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. ⁴¹ And he was traveling through ^(I)Syria and ^(J)Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

The Macedonian Vision

16 Paul came also 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 brethren who were in ^(P)Lystra and ^(Q)Iconium. ³ Paul wanted this man to ^[b]go 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 decrees which had been decided upon by ^(T)the apostles and ^(U)elders who were in Jerusalem, for them to observe. ⁵ So ^(V)the churches were being strengthened ^[c]in the faith, and were ^(W)increasing in number daily.

⁶ They passed through the ^[d](X)Phrygian and ^(Y)Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in ^[e](Z)Asia; ⁷ and after they came to ^(AA)Mysia, they were trying to go into ^(AB)Bithynia, and the ^(AC)Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; ⁸ and passing by ^(AD)Mysia, they came down to ^(AE)Troas. ^9 (AF)A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of ^(AG)Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰ When he had seen ^(AH)the vision, immediately ^(AI)we sought to ^[f]go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to ^(AJ)preach the gospel to them.