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.
Orang Kristen tidak wajib melakukan ini. Tapi, Paulus tidak ingin memberi orang - orang Yahudi yang akan mereka kabari alasan untuk menolak Timotius yang ayahnya adalah orang non­ - Yahudi. ​ — Kisah 16: 3.