Acts 16:2
in Acts 16The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
KJV
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
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This verse in Acts 16
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhich was well reported of,.... Not the father of Timothy, but Timothy himself; to whose piety, virtue, and good conversation witness was borne, by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium; the members of the churches which were in these places, and which were not far from one another; and as it is necessary that ministers of the Gospel should have a good report of them that are without, so likewise of them that are within; and the testimony of the latter is preferable to that of the former.
This site's exposition
named Timotheus
on Acts 16:1-3
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, mixed parentage that under Jewish reckoning by the mother's line still counted the boy a Jew who had never been circumcised. Well reported of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium, Timothy is chosen by Paul to go forth with him, and Paul himself circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters, a missionary accommodation rather than any concession on the council's ruling just settled in the previous chapter, since Titus the Gentile at Galatians 2:3 was pointedly not compelled to the same rite. The bench reads the two cases together as consistent, Paul removing a needless offense to open synagogue doors for Timothy while refusing the same demand where it was pressed as a condition of salvation.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Which was well reported of - These words are spoken of Timothy, and not of his father. At this time Timothy must have been very young; for, several years after, when appointed to superintend the Church at Crete, he appears to have been then so young that there was a danger of its operating to the prejudice of his ministry: 1Ti 4:12, Let no man despise thy youth.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
His would be one of "the souls of the disciples confirmed" at the apostle's second visit, "exhorted to continue in the faith, and" warned "that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God" (Ac 14:21, 22). the son of a certain . . .
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Which - That is, Timothy. The connection requires us to understand this of him. Of the character of his father nothing is known. Was well reported of - Was esteemed highly as a young man of piety and promise. Compare the notes on Act 6:3. Compare 1Ti 5:10. Timothy had been religiously educated. He was carefully trained in the knowledge of the holy Scriptures, and was therefore the better qualified for his work, 2Ti 3:15.
The words behind it
9 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐμαρτυρεῖτο | emartureito | was well spoken of | G3140 → | 76 times |
| ὑπὸ | hupo | by | G5259 → | 219 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Λύστροις | lustrois | Lystra | G3082 → | 6 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| Ἰκονίῳ | ikonio | Iconium | G2430 → | 6 times |
| ἀδελφῶν. | adelphon | brothers. | G80 → | 343 times |
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
ἐμαρτυρεῖτοwas well spoken of
emartureitoG3140 →76 times
ὑπὸby
hupoG5259 →219 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ΛύστροιςLystra
lustroisG3082 →6 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἸκονίῳIconium
ikonioG2430 →6 times
ἀδελφῶν.brothers.
adelphonG80 →343 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
it leads to
- Psalms 119:98–99
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
- Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
- 2 Peter 1:20–21
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
- Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
- Psalms 119:98–99
Through
Acts 6:3Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 3:7–15
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
- James 3:17–18
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- 1 Timothy 3:7–15
Through
Acts 13:51So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium.
it leads to
- Matthew 10:14
And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
- Matthew 10:14
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Acts of the Apostles; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.