Chapter XIII

PAUL'S SECOND MISSION TO ASIA MINOR.—A.D. 51-52.

1 ^15:36AND after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return and visit the brothers in every city in which we preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do. ^15:37And Barnabas wished to take with them John called Mark; ^15:38but Paul thought not best to take with them one who deserted them at Pamphylia and did not go with them to the work. ^15:39And there was a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed to Cyprus.

2 ^15:40But Paul choosing Silas went out, commended to the favor of the Lord by the brothers. ^15:41And he passed through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches. ^16:1And he went to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there by the name of Timothy, a son of a Jewish woman, a believer, but of a Greek father, ^16:2who was commended by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ^16:3Him Paul wished to have go with him; and he took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places; for all knew that his father was a Greek.

3 ^16:4And when he went through the cities he gave them the ordinances to observe which had been determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

4 ^16:5Then the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. ^16:6And passing through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia, ^16:7coming by Mysia they endeavored to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them; ^16:8and passing by Mysia they went down to Troas. ^16:9And a vision appeared by night to Paul; a certain man of Macedonia standing, asking him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us. ^16:10And when he saw the vision we immediately sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the good news to them.