Acts 16:1-15
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Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named z Timothy, a the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
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He was well spoken of by b the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.
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Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he c took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance d the decisions e that had been reached by f the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
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g So the churches were strengthened in h the faith, and they increased in numbers i daily.
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And j they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
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And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but k the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
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So, passing by Mysia, they went down l to Troas.
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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."
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And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately m we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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So, setting sail from Troas, we n made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,
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and from there to o Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and p a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.
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And q on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate r to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we s sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
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One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, t who was a worshiper of God. The Lord u opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
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And after she was baptized, v and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she w prevailed upon us.
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Acts 17:14
Then the brothers immediately sent Paul off on ...
Acts 18:5
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, ...
Acts 19:22
And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpe...
Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied...
Romans 16:21
Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lu...
1 Corinthians 4:17
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and ...
Philippians 2:19
I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you...
Colossians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of...
1 Thessalonians 3:2
And we sent Timothy, our brother and God's cowo...
2 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of t...
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, ...
1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child...
2 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and...
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2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
2 Timothy 3:15
And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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Galatians 2:3
But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.
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Acts 17:7
And Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
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Acts 15:28 - 29
For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
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Acts 15:2
And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question.
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Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
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Acts 6:7
And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
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Acts 2:47
Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
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Acts 18:23
After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Galatians 4:13
You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first.
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Romans 8:9
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the S...
Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spir...
Philippians 1:19
For I know that through your prayers and the he...
1 Peter 1:11
Inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Chr...
Acts 16:6
And they went through the region of Phrygia and...
Acts 8:29
And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and joi...
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Acts 20:5 - 6
These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
2 Corinthians 2:12
When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord.
2 Timothy 4:13
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.
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Acts 16:11 - 17
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis.
Acts 20:5 - 8
These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
Acts 20:13 - 15
But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.
Acts 21:1 - 18
And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Acts 27:1 - 28:16
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
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Acts 21:1
And when we had parted from them and set sail, we came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
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Acts 16:21
They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.
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Acts 13:14
But they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
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Ezra 8:15
I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezra 8:21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.
Psalms 137:1
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
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Matthew 5:1
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
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Acts 18:7
And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
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Luke 24:45
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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Acts 11:14
He will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household.
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Genesis 19:3
But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Luke 24:29
But they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So he went in to stay with them.
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