Chapter 16

Paul in Lycaonia: Timothy. ¹ He reached [also] Derbe and Lystra where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.^{(A) 2} The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him,^(B)

²² Then he sent to Macedonia two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, while he himself stayed for a while in the province of Asia.

Return to Troas. ^4 (A)Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, from Beroea, accompanied him, as did Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia

¹⁷ For this reason I am sending you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord; he will remind you of my ways in Christ [Jesus], just as I teach them everywhere in every church.^(A)

¹⁰ If Timothy comes, see that he is without fear in your company, for he is doing the work of the Lord just as I am.^(A)

IV. Travel Plans of Paul and His Assistants^[a]

Timothy and Paul. ¹⁹ I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy^[b] to you soon, so that I too may be heartened by hearing news of you.^{(A) 20} For I have no one comparable to him for genuine interest in whatever concerns you. ²¹ For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.^{(B) 22} But you know his worth, how as a child with a father he served along with me in the cause of the gospel.

²³ I must let you know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I shall see you together with him.^(A)