Acts 16:1-12

1And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,

2who had a [good] testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

3Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took [him and] circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

4And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

5The assemblies therefore were confirmed in the faith, and increased in number every day.

6And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

7having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

8and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.

9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a certain Macedonian man, standing and beseeching him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia and help us.

10And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.

11Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,

12and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.