Acts 16:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
μαθητής
a disciple
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μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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υἱός
the] son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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πιστός
believing,
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πιστός
Faithful, trustworthy, reliable. Pistos. Well done good and faithful servant. God is looking for faithfulness not brilliance. Be trustworthy in what He has given you.
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ὄνομα
named
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ὄνομα
A name, a reputation, a character. There is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. The name of Jesus is unique and exclusive.
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Ἕλλην
a Greek;
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Ἕλλην
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
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καταντάω
He came
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καταντάω
to meet against, i.e. arrive at (literally or figuratively)
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Τιμόθεος
Timothy,
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Τιμόθεος
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian
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Λύστρα
Lystra.
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Λύστρα
Lystra, a place in Asia Minor
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τὶς
certain
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ἐκεῖ
there,
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ἐκεῖ
there; by extension, thither
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Δέρβη
Derbe
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Δέρβη
Derbe, a place in Asia Minor
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γυνή
of a woman
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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