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Now Paul also came to ^(C1)Derbe and to ^(C1)Lystra. And a disciple was there, named ^(C2)Timothy, the son of a ^(C3)Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

and he was well spoken of by ^(C1)the brothers and sisters who were in ^(C2)Lystra and ^(C3)Iconium.

Paul wanted this man to leave with him; and he ^(C1)took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Now while they were passing through the cities, they were delivering ^(C1)the ordinances for them to follow which had been determined by ^(C2)the apostles and ^(C3)elders in Jerusalem.

So ^(C1)the churches were being strengthened ^(F1)in the faith, and were ^(C2)increasing in number daily.

They passed through the ^(F1)(C1)Phrygian and ^(C2)Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in ^(F2)(C3)Asia;

and after they came to ^(C1)Mysia, they were trying to go into ^(C2)Bithynia, and the ^(C3)Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

and passing by ^(C1)Mysia, they went down to ^(C2)Troas.

^(C1)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of ^(C2)Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."

When he had seen ^(C1)the vision, ^(C2)we immediately sought to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to ^(C3)preach the gospel to them.

So after setting sail from ^(C1)Troas, we ran ^(C2)a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;

and from there to ^(C1)Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of ^(C2)Macedonia, ^(C3)a Roman colony; and we were spending some days in this city.