3 Paul wanted to take Timothy along with him, so he circumcised him. He did so because all the Jews who lived in those places knew that Timothy's father was Greek.
4 As they went through the towns, they delivered to the believers the rules decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, and told them to obey those rules.
5 So the churches were made stronger in the faith and grew in numbers every day.
6 They travelled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province of Asia.
7 When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go into the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
8 So they travelled right on through Mysia and went to Troas.
9 That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”