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Derbe

Asia Minor · New Testament · 4 verses

A city in Lycaonia in central Asia Minor, the home of the disciple Gaius. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

About Derbe

A city in Lycaonia in central Asia Minor, the home of the disciple Gaius.

Its place in the story

Derbe was where Paul and Barnabas preached and made many disciples. It was the farthest point of the first missionary journey before they turned back.

Derbe in Scripture (KJV)

“They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:”
Acts 14:6 (KJV)
“Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.”
Acts 14:20 (KJV)
“Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:”
Acts 16:1 (KJV)
“And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.”
Acts 20:4 (KJV)

Where it leads

At Derbe Paul preached the gospel and made many disciples of Christ.

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Where is Derbe in the Bible?

A city in Lycaonia in central Asia Minor, the home of the disciple Gaius. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

What happened at Derbe?

Derbe was where Paul and Barnabas preached and made many disciples. It was the farthest point of the first missionary journey before they turned back.

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