Acts 16:1 - Exposition

And he came also for then came he, A.V. and T.R.; to Lystra for Lystra, A.V. ; Timothy for Timotheus, A.V. ; of a Jewess for of a certain woman which was a Jewess, A.V. and T.R.; which for and, A.V. For Derbe and Lystra , see Acts 14:1-28 . and notes. This time St. Paul visited Derbe first, whereas before he came from Lystra to Derbe ( Acts 14:6 , Acts 14:8 , Acts 14:21 ). Was there ; viz. at Lystra (see 2 Timothy 3:11 ). A certain disciple ; i.e. a Christian ( Acts 11:26 ). From St. Paul's speaking of Timothy as "my own sou in the faith" ( 1 Timothy 1:2 ; 2 Timothy 1:2 ), and from his special mention of Timothy's mother Eunice ( 2 Timothy 1:5 ), it is probable that both mother and son were converted by St. Paul at his first visit to Lystra, some years before ( Acts 14:7 ). Timothy . It is a Greek name, meaning "one who honors God" (formed, like Timoleon, Timolaus, Timocrates, etc.). It was a not uncommon name, and occurs repeatedly in the Books of the Maccabees (1 Macc 5:6; 2 Macc 8:30, etc.). Another form is Timesitheos. Timothy is uniformly spoken of by St. Paul in terms of eulogy and warm affection (see, besides the passages above quoted, Romans 16:21 ; 1 Corinthians 4:17 ; 1 Corinthians 16:10 ; Philippians 2:19-22 ; and the general tone of the Epistles to Timothy). A Jewess ; viz. Eunice ( 2 Timothy 1:5 ), also a Greek name (equivalent to Victoria ) , though borne by a Jewess. A Greek ; i.e. a Gentile (see Hark Acts 7:26 ; Acts 14:1 ; Acts 17:4 ; Acts 19:10 ; Romans 1:16 ; Romans 2:9 ; 1 Corinthians 10:32 , etc.; Colossians 3:11 ). Had his father been a proselyte, it would probably have been said that he was (Bengel).