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Timotheus

Also called Timothy

Mentioned AD 53–66 traditional (Jones)

Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Mother
Eunice
Tagged in
24 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Stories

11 events in which Timotheus takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. AD 46Second Missionary JourneyActs 15:1–18:23
  2. AD 47Timothy Joins Paul and SilasActs 16:1-5
  3. AD 47Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and AsiaActs 16:6-8
  4. AD 47Call to MacedoniaActs 16:9-12
  5. AD 47Lydia's ConversionActs 16:13-15
  6. AD 47Paul casts demon out of soothsayerActs 16:16-18
  7. AD 48Mission to BereaActs 17:10-15
  8. AD 49Mission to Corinth, 1&2 Thess WrittenActs 18:1-17
  9. AD 50Third Missionary JourneyActs 18:24–20:16
  10. AD 53Mission to Ephesus/1 Cor WrittenActs 19:1-22
  11. AD 54Mission to Macedonia and GreeceActs 20:1-6

Places

Places named in the same verses as Timotheus, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. likely location: Derbe2
  2. location not graded: Macedonia2
  3. location not graded: Achaia1
  4. location not graded: Asia1
  5. likely location: Athens1
  6. likely location: Corinth1
  7. likely location: Lystra1
  8. likely location: Philippi1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, AD 28–91, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

24 tagged verses in 12 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Acts6
  2. Romans1
  3. 1 Corinthians2
  4. 2 Corinthians2
  5. Philippians2
  6. Colossians1
  7. 1 Thessalonians3
  8. 2 Thessalonians1
  9. 1 Timothy3
  10. 2 Timothy1
  11. Philemon1
  12. Hebrews1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBTimotheus 0Timothy 26
KJVTimotheus 19Timothy 9
ASVTimotheus 0Timothy 24

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Every verse

All 24 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Acts6 verses
  1. 16:1

    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.

  2. 17:14

    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

  3. 17:15

    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

  4. 18:5

    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

  5. 19:22

    He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.

  6. 20:4

    Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

Romans1 verse
  1. 16:21

    Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.

1 Corinthians2 verses
  1. 4:17

    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

  2. 16:10

    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

2 Corinthians2 verses
  1. 1:1

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

  2. 1:19

    For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

Philippians2 verses
  1. 1:1

    Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

  2. 2:19

    Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.

Colossians1 verse
  1. 1:1

    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

1 Thessalonians3 verses
  1. 1:1

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

  2. 3:2

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

  3. 3:6

    But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

2 Thessalonians1 verse
  1. 1:1

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Timothy3 verses
  1. 1:2

    To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

  2. 1:18

    Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,

  3. 6:20

    O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

2 Timothy1 verse
  1. 1:2

    To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Philemon1 verse
  1. 1:1

    Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,

Hebrews1 verse
  1. 13:23

    Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5). We know nothing of his father but that he was a Greek (Acts 16:1). He is first brought into notice at the time of Paul’s second visit to Lystra (16:2), where he probably resided, and where it seems he was converted during Paul’s first visit to that place (1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:11). The apostle having formed a high opinion of his “own son in the faith,” arranged that he should become his companion (Acts 16:3), and took and circumcised him, so that he might conciliate the Jews. He was designated to the office of an evangelist (1 Tim. 4:14), and went with Paul in his journey through Phrygia, Galatia, and Mysia; also to Troas and Philippi and Berea (Acts 17:14). Thence he followed Paul to Athens, and was sent by him with Silas on a mission to Thessalonica (17:15; 1 Thess. 3:2). We next find him at Corinth (1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1) with Paul. He passes now out of sight for a few years, and is again noticed as with the apostle at Ephesus (Acts 19:22), whence he is sent on a mission into Macedonia. He accompanied Paul afterwards into Asia (20:4), where he was with him for some time. When the apostle was a prisoner at Rome, Timothy joined him (Phil. 1:1), where it appears he also suffered imprisonment (Heb. 13:23). During the apostle’s second imprisonment he wrote to Timothy, asking him to rejoin him as soon as possible, and to bring with him certain things which he had left at Troas, his cloak and parchments (2 Tim. 4:13). According to tradition, after the apostle’s death he settled in Ephesus as his sphere of labour, and there found a martyr’s grave.