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He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.
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A Legacy of Faith
Commentators highlight that Timothy was the product of a strong spiritual heritage. Though his father was a Greek, his Jewish mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois, were women of “unfeigned faith” who diligently taught him the Scriptures from childhood. This demonstrates the profound, lasting impact of passing faith down through generations, even within a culturally mixed family.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER 16
Then came he. That is, Paul, in company with Silas. Luke does not give us the history of Barnabas, but confines his narr…
And he came also to Derbe and Lystra (κατηντησεν δε κα εις Δερβην κα εις Λυστραν). First aorist active of κατανταω, late verb to c…
19th Century
Anglican
A certain disciple was there, named Timotheus.—We read with a special interest the first mention of the name of one who was afterw…
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Pushing on through the Cilician Gates in the Taurus mountains, Paul and Silas came to the Galatian border town of Derbe and then moved on to Lystra…
16th Century
Protestant
Luke now begins to declare what Paul's proceedings were after Barnabas and he had separated. First, he shows that at Lystra he took Timothy into hi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra Which were cities of Lycaonia, (Acts 14:6) after Paul had gone through …
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The church may well expect much service from youthful ministers who set out in the same spirit as Timothy. But when men are unwilling to submit in …