Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
1. Luke doth now begin to declare what were the proceedings of Paul after that Barnabas and he were separate. And first he showeth, that he took to his company at Lystra Timothy to be his companion. But, to the end we may know that Paul did nothing rashly, or without good consideration, Luke saith plainly, that Timothy was such a man as the brethren...
Paul was a spiritual father, and Timothy his disciple under tuition. His mother Eunice and grandmother Lois were Jewish believers of unfeigned faith, whom Paul commended greatly; his father was Greek and left Timothy uncircumcised, yet Paul took him up for further training in Christ's knowledge and faith.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 16:1-5
CHAPTER 16 Verse 1. Then came he. That is, Paul, in company with Silas. Luke does not give us the history of Barnabas, but confines his narrative to the journey of Paul. To Derbe and Lystra. ". And behold a certain disciple--named Timotheus. It was to this disciple that Paul afterwards addressed the two epistles which bear his name.