1. Paul and Silas went back to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a follower named Timothy. His mother was also a follower. She was Jewish, and his father was Greek.
2. The Lord's followers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,
3. and Paul wanted him to go with them. But Paul first had him circumcised, because all the Jewish people around there knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
4. As Paul and the others went from city to city, they told the followers what the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem had decided, and they urged them to follow these instructions.
5. The churches became stronger in their faith, and each day more people put their faith in the Lord.
6. Paul and his friends went through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them preach in Asia.
7. After they arrived in Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not let them.
8. So they went on through Mysia until they came to Troas.
9. During the night, Paul had a vision of someone from Macedonia who was standing there and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
10. After Paul had seen the vision, we began looking for a way to go to Macedonia. We were sure that God had called us to preach the good news there.
11. We sailed straight from Troas to Samothrace, and the next day we arrived in Neapolis.