Timotheus — Bible person

Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5). We know nothing of his father but that he was a Greek (Acts 16:1). He is first brought into notice at the time of Paul’s second visit to Lystra (16:2), where he probably resided, and where it seems he was converted during Paul’s first visit to that place (1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:11). The apostle having formed a high opinion of his “own son in the faith,” arranged that he should become his companion (Acts 16:3), and took and circumcised him, so that he might conciliate the Jews. He was designated to the office of an evangelist (1 Tim. 4:14), and went with Paul in his journey through Phrygia, Galatia, and Mysia; also to Troas and Philippi and Berea (Acts 17:14). Thence he followed Paul to Athens, and was sent by him with Silas on a mission to Thessalonica (17:15; 1 Thess. 3:2). We next find him at Corinth (1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1) with Paul. He passes now out of sight for a few years, and is again noticed as with the apostle at Ephesus (Acts 19:22), whence he is sent on a mission into Macedonia. He accompanied Paul afterwards into Asia (20:4), where he was with him for some time. When the apostle was a prisoner at Rome, Timothy joined him (Phil. 1:1), where it appears he also suffered imprisonment (Heb. 13:23). During the apostle’s second imprisonment he wrote to Timothy, asking him to rejoin him as soon as possible, and to bring with him certain things which he had left at Troas, his cloak and parchments (2 Tim. 4:13). According to tradition, after the apostle’s death he settled in Ephesus as his sphere of labour, and there found a martyr’s grave.

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Show passage in OET: ACT 16:1-5

OET-RV ACT 16:1

16 Then Paulos went to Derbai and then on to Lustra where a believer named Timotheos lived. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was Greek.

OET-RV ACT 16:2

2 The believers in Lustra and Ikonion spoke well of Timotheos

OET-RV ACT 16:3

3 and Paulos wanted him to accompany them on his trip so he circumcised him in advance because of the Yehudim (Jews) in that region—everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

OET-RV ACT 16:4

4 As they passed through various towns, they explained the decision of the missionaries and elders in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) about which commands they must adhere to.

OET-RV ACT 16:5

5 So the assemblies were strengthened in this way and their numbers were increasing each day.

OET-LV ACT 16:1

16 And he _arrived also to Derbaʸ and to Lustra.
And see, a_ certain _apprentice/follower was there by_the_name Timotheos, the_son of_a_ believing _woman Youdaiōns, but his_father was of_a_Hellaʸn,

OET-LV ACT 16:2

2 who was _being _attested by the brothers in Lustra and Ikonion.

OET-LV ACT 16:3

3 The Paulos wanted this one to _come _out with him, and having _taken he _circumcised him, because _of the Youdaiōns which being in the those places, because/for all had _known that the father of _him he _was _being a_Hellaʸn.

OET-LV ACT 16:4

4 And while they _were _passing _through the cities, they _were _giving _over to _them the decrees to _be _keeping which having _been _judged by of _the ambassadors and elders which in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).

OET-LV ACT 16:5

5 Therefore indeed the assemblies were _being _strengthened in _the faith, and they _were _being _plentiful the in _number in _every day.

Show passage in OET: TI2 1:5

OET-RV TI2 1:5

5 I recall your faith without hypocrisy, which I first noticed in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunike, and which I’m sure is also in you.

OET-LV TI2 1:5

5 having _taken remembrance of _the unhypocritical faith in you, which dwelt first in the grandmother of _you, Lōis, and in _the mother of _you, Eunikaʸ, and I _have _been _persuaded that also in you it _is.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (24)

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