Acts 15:40-41

New Catholic Bible

⁴⁰However, Paul chose Silas and set out on his journey, as the brethren commended him to the grace of the Lord.

⁴¹Pastoral Visit to Asia Minor.^[a] He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, bringing strength to the churches.

Acts 15:41 Paul is opposed in principle to the circumcision of Christians of non-Jewish origin, but Timothy is a special case. If he were not circumcised, he could not speak in a synagogue and, in addition, he would have been regarded as an apostate, since his mother was Jewish; in the present missionary program, the first contacts were still taking place in the synagogues. The Spirit mysteriously intervenes to decide which direction the mission is to take. The whole Book of Acts is written in this perspective: the entire spread of the Gospel has been guided by the Spirit (see 1 Pet 1:12).

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