Timothy was even willing to submit to circumcision at Paul’s request ​ — not because that was a requirement for Christians but because Paul did not want to give the Jews to whom they would preach any reasons to object to the presence of this young man whose father was a Gentile. ​ — Acts 16: 3.
قبِل تيموثاوس ان يُختتن نزولا عند طلب بولس مع ان ذلك لم يكن مطلبا مسيحيا .‏ فبولس لم يُرد ان يعطي اليهود سببا ليرفضوا البشارة لأن والد هذا الشاب اممي .‏ —‏ اعمال ١٦ :‏ ٣‏ .‏