Acts 16:2
Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.
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- Acts 6:3 : 3 Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.
- Acts 13:51 : 51 But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.
- Acts 14:21 : 21 And having made a number of disciples through the preaching of the good news in that town, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,
- Acts 16:40 : 40 And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.
- 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
- 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
- 1 Tim 5:25 : 25 In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.
- 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.
- 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it our fathers had God's approval.
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1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;
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6 Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:
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