Acts 16:2
New International Version
The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

New Living Translation
Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,

English Standard Version
He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium.

Berean Standard Bible
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

Berean Literal Bible
who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

King James Bible
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

New King James Version
He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.

New American Standard Bible
and he was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.

NASB 1995
and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

NASB 1977
and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Legacy Standard Bible
and he was well spoken of by the brothers who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Amplified Bible
Timothy was well spoken of by the brothers and sisters who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Christian Standard Bible
The brothers and sisters at Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him.

American Standard Version
The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And all the disciples who were from Lystra and from Iqonion were testifying about him.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord's followers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,

Douay-Rheims Bible
To this man the brethren that were in Lystra and Iconium, gave a good testimony.

English Revised Version
The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.

Good News Translation
All the believers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy.

International Standard Version
Timothy was highly regarded by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.

Literal Standard Version
who was well testified to by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium;

Majority Standard Bible
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

New American Bible
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke highly of him,

NET Bible
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

New Revised Standard Version
He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium.

New Heart English Bible
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Weymouth New Testament
Timothy was well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium,

World English Bible
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

Young's Literal Translation
who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

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Context
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
1Paul 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. 2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.…

Cross References
Acts 1:15
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

Acts 13:51
So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.

Acts 14:1
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.

Acts 14:6
they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

Acts 16:40
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.

Philippians 2:22
But you know Timothy's proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.


Treasury of Scripture

Which was well reported of by the brothers that were at Lystra and Iconium.

was.

Acts 6:3
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

1 Timothy 3:7
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1 Timothy 5:10,25
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work…

Iconium.

Acts 14:21
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

2 Timothy 3:11
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

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Acts 16
1. Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,
7. and being called by the Spirit from one country to another,
14. convert Lydia,
16. and cast out a spirit of divination;
19. for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned.
25. The prison doors are opened.
31. The jailor is converted,
35. and they are delivered.














Verse 2. - The same for which, A.V. This is an improvement, as making it plain that it was Timothy, not his father, who was well reported of. For the phrase, ὅς ἐμαρτυοεῖτο see Acts 6:3; Acts 10:22; Luke 4:22. At Lystra and Iconium; coupled together, as in 2 Timothy 3:11. It appears, too, from Acts 14:19, that there was close communication between Icouium and Lystra. The brethren at Iconium would, therefore, naturally know all about young Timothy (comp. 1 Timothy 3:7).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

brothers
ἀδελφῶν (adelphōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Lystra
Λύστροις (Lystrois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3082: Lystra, a place in Asia Minor.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Iconium
Ἰκονίῳ (Ikoniō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2430: Perhaps from eikon; image-like; Iconium, a place in Asia Minor.

spoke well of
ἐμαρτυρεῖτο (emartyreito)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

[him].
ὃς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.


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