Acts 16:1-4

1Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.

2Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,

3so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

4Then they went from town to town, instructing the believers to follow the decisions made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.