Acts 15:36-16:5
Lesson 256
Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation."
In this lesson:
"Let us go again."
Paul's First and Second missionary journeys.
Who was -
Timotheus -
He was usually called Timothy (one who honors God). Timothy was a devoted disciple of Christ, Paul's protégée, a minister, prominent leader in the early church, and an evangelist from the Roman city of Lystra (in modern-day Turkey). Timothy was part Jewish, the son of a Jewish mother (Eunice) and a Greek father (Acts 16:1-3), and studied The Old Testament as a child (2 Timothy 3:15). With his mother and grandmother Lois (2 Timothy 1:5), he converted to Christianity during Paul's first visit to Lystra. Shy by nature and plagued by illness (1 Timothy 5:23), Timothy was well thought of by Christians (Acts 16:2) in Lystra and Iconium. He was like a son to Paul (Philippians 2:22; 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 1:2; 2:1) and accompanied him on the second and third missionary journeys (1 Corinthians 16:10). Timothy was with Paul when he wrote 2 Corinthians (2 Corinthians 1:1), Philippians (Philippians 1:1), Colossians (Colossians 1:1), and Philemon (Philemon 1:1), and helped him found the church in Philippi (Acts 16:11-12). In Acts 19:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10 and 1 Corinthians 4:17, we see Paul send Timothy to Macedonia, Thessalonica, and Corinth respectively to stabilize the struggling churches there. Later, the aging Paul addressed the epistles 1 Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2) and 2 Timothy (2 Timothy 1:2), to him, and it was the loyal Timothy who traveled to Rome to visit the imprisoned Paul. Imprisoned and then released himself (Hebrews 13:23), Timothy was devoted to Jesus Christ, committed to the welfare of others (Philippians 2:20), and spent his life spreading the word of God.
Timotheus -
He was usually called Timothy (one who honors God). Timothy was a devoted disciple of Christ, Paul's protégée, a minister, prominent leader in the early church, and an evangelist from the Roman city of Lystra (in modern-day Turkey). Timothy was part Jewish, the son of a Jewish mother (Eunice) and a Greek father (Acts 16:1-3), and studied The Old Testament as a child (2 Timothy 3:15). With his mother and grandmother Lois (2 Timothy 1:5), he converted to Christianity during Paul's first visit to Lystra. Shy by nature and plagued by illness (1 Timothy 5:23), Timothy was well thought of by Christians (Acts 16:2) in Lystra and Iconium. He was like a son to Paul (Philippians 2:22; 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 1:2; 2:1) and accompanied him on the second and third missionary journeys (1 Corinthians 16:10). Timothy was with Paul when he wrote 2 Corinthians (2 Corinthians 1:1), Philippians (Philippians 1:1), Colossians (Colossians 1:1), and Philemon (Philemon 1:1), and helped him found the church in Philippi (Acts 16:11-12). In Acts 19:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:1-10 and 1 Corinthians 4:17, we see Paul send Timothy to Macedonia, Thessalonica, and Corinth respectively to stabilize the struggling churches there. Later, the aging Paul addressed the epistles 1 Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2) and 2 Timothy (2 Timothy 1:2), to him, and it was the loyal Timothy who traveled to Rome to visit the imprisoned Paul. Imprisoned and then released himself (Hebrews 13:23), Timothy was devoted to Jesus Christ, committed to the welfare of others (Philippians 2:20), and spent his life spreading the word of God.
Study Tip:
As you read the Bible, listen closely to what God is telling you.
As you read the Bible, listen closely to what God is telling you.