and Paul wanted him along on the journey. So he took him and circumcised him, because of the Jews in those parts; they all knew that his father was a Greek.
In context
1He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. 2The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him, 3and Paul wanted him along on the journey. So he took him and circumcised him, because of the Jews in those parts; they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4As they went from town to town they handed on the decisions taken by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, for the people to observe. 5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew in number day by day.
