Acts 16:1-15
New King James Version (NKJV)

Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
16 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And
behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a
certain Jewish woman who believed, but his
father was Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who
were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And
he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that
region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they
delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders
at Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were
strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

The Macedonian Call
6 Now
when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the
Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After
they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit
them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to
Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A
man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help
us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately
we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to
them.
Lydia Baptized at Philippi
11 Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a
straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to
Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi,
which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that
city for some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we
went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down
and spoke to the women who met there. 14 Now
a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the
city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by
Paul. 15 And when she and her household were baptized,
she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord,
come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.