Acts 16:1 (YLT)

Passage

And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

Nearby Context

Acts 16:1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

Acts 16:2 who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

Acts 16:3 this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken <FI>him<Fi> , he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father--that he was a Greek.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "derbe", "lystra", "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 was well testified to by 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.