Acts 16:1

¶ Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:

Then {G1161} came he {G2658} to {G1519} Derbe {G1191} and {G2532} Lystra {G3082}: and {G2532}, behold {G2400}, a certain {G5100} disciple {G3101} was {G2258} there {G1563}, named {G3686} Timotheus {G5095}, the son {G5207} of a certain {G5100} woman {G1135}, which was a Jewess {G2453}, and believed {G4103}; but {G1161} his father {G3962} was a Greek {G1672}:

Sha’ul came down to Derbe and went on to Lystra, where there lived a talmid named Timothy. He was the son of a Jewish woman who had come to trust, and a Greek father.

Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Timothy 1:5 (8 votes)

    When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2 (6 votes)

    And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

  • Acts 17:14 (6 votes)

    And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

  • 1 Timothy 1:2 (6 votes)

    Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Acts 18:5 (6 votes)

    And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:17 (6 votes)

    ¶ For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

  • 2 Timothy 1:2 (6 votes)

    To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.