in company with many others, telling the Good News of
the Lord's Message.
015:036 After a while Paul said to Barnabas, "Suppose we now revisit
the brethren in the various towns in which we have made known
the Lord's Message--to see whether they are prospering!"
015:037 Barnabas, however, was bent on taking with them John,
whose other name was Mark,
015:038 while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion
one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone
on with them to the work.
015:039 So there arose a serious disagreement between them, which resulted
in their parting from one another, Barnabas taking Mark
and setting sail for Cyprus.
015:040 But Paul chose Silas as his travelling companion; and set out,
after being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord;
015:041 and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.
016:001 He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. At Lystra he found
a disciple, Timothy by name--the son of a Christian Jewess,
though he had a Greek father.
016:002 Timothy was well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium,
016:003 and Paul desiring that he should accompany him on his journey,
took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in those parts,
for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
016:004 As they journeyed on from town to town, they handed to the brethren
for their observance the decisions which had been arrived
at by the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem.
016:005 So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing
in numbers from day to day.
016:006 Then Paul and his companions passed through Phrygia and Galatia,
having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Message