2 The Lord's followers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,
3 and Paul wanted him to go with them. But Paul first had him circumcised, because all the Jewish people around there knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
4 As Paul and the others went from city to city, they told the followers what the apostles and leaders in Jerusalem had decided, and they urged them to follow these instructions.
5 The churches became stronger in their faith, and each day more people put their faith in the Lord.
6 Paul and his friends went through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit would not let them preach in Asia.
7 After they arrived in Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not let them.
8 So they went on through Mysia until they came to Troas.