Acts 16:1-3
1 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewish woman who believed, but his father was Greek. 2 He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
Paul traveled with Silas, having parted with Barnabas, and found Timothy in Lystra. He was half Jewish, so Paul had him circumcised to avoid the Jews using his Greek heritage against Timothy. Since Timothy was well regarded by the other Christians, Paul took him along (with Barnabas no longer at his side) to continue spreading the gospel words of life and building up the churches. This bringing alongside is a pattern of discipleship we can emulate, looking at at Paul and Timothy through the scriptures.
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