Acts 16:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

Of whom the brethren which were at Lystra and Iconium, reported well.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 6:3 : 3 Wherefore brethren, looke ye out among you seuen men of honest report, and full of the holy Ghost, and of wisedome, which we may appoint to this busines.
  • Acts 13:51 : 51 But they shooke off the dust of their feete against them, and came vnto Iconium.
  • Acts 14:21 : 21 And after they had preached the glad tidings of the Gospel to that citie, and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antiochia,
  • Acts 16:40 : 40 And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 And well reported of for good woorkes: if shee haue nourished her children, if shee haue lodged the strangers, if shee haue washed the Saintes feete, if shee haue ministred vnto them which were in aduersitie, if shee were continually giuen vnto euery good woorke.
  • 1 Tim 5:25 : 25 Likewise also the good woorkes are manifest before hande, and they that are otherwise, can not be hid.
  • 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it our elders were wel reported of.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Then came he to Derbe and to Lystra: and beholde, a certaine disciple was there named Timotheus, a womans sonne, which was a Iewesse and beleeued, but his father was a Grecian,

  • 3 Therefore Paul would that he should go forth with him, and tooke and circumcised him, because of ye Iewes, which were in those quarters: for they knewe all, that his father was a Grecian.

  • Acts 14:1-2
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    1 And it came to passe in Iconium, that they went both together into the Synagogue of the Iewes, & so spake, that a great multitude both of the Iewes and of the Grecians beleeued.

    2 And the vnbeleeuing Iewes stirred vp, and corrupted the mindes of the Gentiles against the brethren.

  • Acts 14:6-11
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    6 They were ware of it, and fled vnto Lystra, and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and vnto the region round about,

    7 And there preached the Gospel.

    8 Nowe there sate a certaine man at Lystra, impotent in his feete, which was a creeple fro his mothers wombe, who had neuer walked.

    9 He heard Paul speake: who beholding him, and perceiuing that he had faith to be healed,

    10 Said with a loude voyce, Stand vpright on thy feete; he leaped vp, and walked.

    11 Then when the people sawe what Paul had done, they lift vp their voyces, saying in ye speach of Lycaonia, Gods are come downe to vs in the likenesse of men.

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    20 Howbeit, as the disciples stoode rounde about him, hee arose vp, and came into the citie, and the next day hee departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

    21 And after they had preached the glad tidings of the Gospel to that citie, and had taught many, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antiochia,

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    6 But now lately when Timotheus came fro you vnto vs, and brought vs good tidings of your faith and loue, & that ye haue good remembrance of vs alwayes, desiring to see vs, as we also do you,

    7 Therefore, brethren, we had consolation in you, in all our affliction and necessitie through your faith.

  • 27 And when hee was minded to goe into Achaia, the brethren exhorting him, wrote to the disciples to receiue him: and after hee was come thither, he holpe them much which had beleeued through grace.

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    10 Nowe if Timotheus come, see that he be without feare with you: for he worketh the worke of the Lord, euen as I doe.

    11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conuey him foorth in peace, that he may come vnto me: for I looke for him with the brethren.

  • Gal 1:22-24
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    22 For I was vnknowen by face vnto the Churches of Iudea, which were in Christ.

    23 But they had heard onely some say, Hee which persecuted vs in time past, nowe preacheth the faith which before he destroyed.

    24 And they glorified God for me.

  • 6 Which bare witnesse of thy loue before the Churches. Whom if thou bringest on their iourney as it beseemeth according to God, thou shalt doe well,

  • 18 And wee haue sent also with him the brother, whose praise is in the Gospel throughout al the Churches.

  • 2 And haue sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour felow in the Gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you touching your faith,

  • 10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

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    40 And Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended of the brethren vnto the grace of God.

    41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, stablishing the Churches.

  • 4 And there accompanied him into Asia, Sopater of Berea, and of them of Thessalonica, Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus, and of them of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus.

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    22 Then tydings of those things came vnto the eares of the Church, which was in Hierusalem, and they sent foorth Barnabas, that he should goe vnto Antiochia.

    23 Who when he was come and had seene the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they would continue in the Lord.

    24 For he was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost, and faith, and much people ioyned them selues vnto the Lord.

  • 14 But by and by the brethren sent away Paul to goe as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

  • 2 And all the brethren which are with me, vnto the Churches of Galatia:

  • 30 But when the brethren knewe it, they brought him to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

  • 12 Demetrius hath good report of al men, and of the trueth it selfe: yea, and wee our selues beare recorde, and ye know that our record is true.

  • 16 And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

  • 26 And thence sailed to Antiochia, from whence they had bene comended vnto the grace of God, to the woorke, which they had fulfilled.

  • 3 Thus being brought forth by ye Church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conuersion of the Gentiles, and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethren.

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    7 So that ye were as ensamples to all that beleeue in Macedonia and in Achaia.

    8 For from you sounded out the worde of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only: but your faith also which is toward God, spred abroad in all quarters, that we neede not to speake any thing.

  • 19 And when he had embraced them, hee tolde by order all things, that God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministration.

  • 21 Then they saide vnto him, We neither receiued letters out of Iudea concerning thee, neither came any of the brethren that shewed or spake any euill of thee.

  • 22 And we haue sent with them our brother, whom we haue oft times prooued to be diligent in many thinges, but nowe much more diligent, for the great confidence, which I haue in you.

  • 36 But after certaine dayes, Paul said vnto Barnabas, Let vs returne, & visite our brethren in euery citie, where we haue preached the worde of the Lord, and see how they doe.

  • 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chiefe citie in ye partes of Macedonia, & whose inhabitants came from Rome to dwell there, and we were in that citie abiding certaine dayes.

  • 3 But neither yet Titus which was with me, though he were a Grecian, was compelled to be circumcised,

  • 22 But yee knowe the proofe of him, that as a sonne with the father, hee hath serued with me in the Gospel.

  • 14 For if that I haue boasted any thing to him of you, I haue not bene ashamed: but as I haue spoken vnto you all things in trueth, euen so our boasting vnto Titus was true.

  • 10 And the brethren immediatly sent away Paul and Silas by night vnto Berea, which when they were come thither, entred into ye Synagogue of the Iewes.

  • 5 (When I heare of thy loue & faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)

  • 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and iustly, and vnblameably we behaued our selues among you that beleeue.