Acts 16:1 (DBY)

Passage

And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,

Nearby Context

Acts 16:1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,

Acts 16:2 who had a [good] testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

Acts 16:3 Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took [him and] circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "derbe", "lystra", "behold", "certain", "disciple", "name", and "timotheus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "derbe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "who had a good testimony of the...", so "came" and "derbe" should be read forward into that movement. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "derbe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.