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Paul wanted Timothy to be circumcised. Scholars think this is because Timothy’s mother was Jewish, Timothy was also a Jew even though his father was a Greek. Because he was not circumcised, the Jews rejected Timothy.Paul wanted Timothy to be circumcised so that the Jews would allow him to teach into the synagogues.
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See: Circumcise (Circumcision); Synagogue
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See: [Circumcise (Circumcision)](../articles/circumcise.md); [Synagogue](../articles/synagogue.md)
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Scholars think there may have been various ways in which Paul and Barnabas were forbidden the Holy Spirit to proclaim the word of God in Asia. They think the Holy Spirit helped Paul to know this in some way.
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See: Holy Spirit; Word of God
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See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Word of God](../articles/wordofgod.md)
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See Map: Asia; Mysia; Bithynia; Troas
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Most scholars think that when Luke wrote about the “Spirit of Jesus” he was referring to the Holy Spirit. These scholars think Luke was writing about one Spirit when he wrote about either the “Spirit of Jesus”, the Holy Spirit, or the Spirit of God.
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See: Holy Spirit; Trinity
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See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Trinity](../articles/trinity.md)
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### What was a “vision”?
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See: Vision
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See: [Vision)](../articles/vision.md)
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Lydia was a Gentile woman who wanted to worship God in the way Jews worshiped God. She was from Thyatira, a place famous for making purple dyes.
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See: Gentile; Worship
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See: [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Worship](../articles/worship.md)
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See Map: Thyatira; Asia
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When Luke wrote that God opened Lydia’s heart, he used a metaphor. It meant that God helped Lydia to understand all that Paul taught and that God greatly encouraged her through Paul’s words.
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See: Heart (metaphor); Metaphor
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See: [Heart (Metaphor)](../articles/heart.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
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The words, “she and her house were baptized” meant that Lydia and all who lived in her house were baptized. This would have included any servants, children and relatives.
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See: Baptize (Baptism)
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See: [Baptize (Baptism)](../articles/baptize.md)
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Some scholars think the girl that “spirit of divination” was a demon who told the future. Scholars think the girl had no control over how the demon spoke through her, and that the demon used many kinds of voices to speak through her.
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See: Demon; Sorcery; Demon Possession (Casting Out Demons)
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See: [Demon](../articles/demon.md); [Sorcery](../articles/sorcery.md); [Demon Possession (Casting Out Demons)](../articles/demonpossession.md)
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1. Some scholars think the demons said similar things to Jesus (see: Luke 4:41). Perhaps they did this to confuse people.
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See: Demon; Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); Demon Possession (Casting Out Demons); Glory (Glorify); False gods
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See: [Demon](../articles/demon.md); [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Demon Possession (Casting Out Demons)](../articles/demonpossession.md); [Glory (Glorify)](../articles/glory.md); [False gods](../articles/falsegods.md)
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Scholars think that when Paul commanded the spirit “in the name of Jesus Christ” to come out, he wanted people to know that Jesus gave him permission and power to do these things. This honored Jesus.
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See: Name
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See: [Name](../articles/name.md)
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1. Perhaps the jailer secured the other prisoners before he fell down and talked to Paul and Silas.
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See: Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); Pray (Prayer)
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See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Pray (Prayer)](../articles/prayprayer.md)
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Some scholars say the jailer might have heard the girl’s announcement that Paul and Silas knew the way of salvation. Also, he just experienced an earthquake that opened all the prison doors, yet no one escaped. Scholars think the jailer was full of fear. He wanted to know how to be at peace with God.
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See: Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)
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See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md)
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Paul told the jailer how to be at peace with God. All he needed to do was to believe in Jesus. Paul told the jailer about the forgiveness of sins found in Jesus.
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See: Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); Sin
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See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Sin](../articles/sin.md)
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Scholars think that when the jailer took Paul and Silas to cleanse their wounds, he likely took them to a well in the prison courtyard. While there, Paul and Silas baptized the jailer and his family in the water of the same well.
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See: Baptize (Baptism)
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See: [Baptize (Baptism)](../articles/baptize.md)
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1. They thought the shame from beating Paul and Silas and putting them in prison would make Paul and Silas stop talking and causing trouble in Philippi.
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See: Sign; False gods
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See: [Sign](../articles/sign.md); [False gods](../articles/falsegods.md)
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See Map: Philippi
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Scholars think the magistrates asked Paul and Silas to leave Philippi because they did not want the crowds to cause another riot. Other scholars think the magistrates did not want the crowd to favor Paul and Silas and turn against the magistrates. Also, they did not want Paul and Silas to report that the magistrates beat Roman citizens and put them in prison without a trial.
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See: Citizen
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See: [Citizen](../articles/citizen\.md)
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