Acts 16:2
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
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- Acts 6:3 : 3 Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
- Acts 13:51 : 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
- Acts 14:21 : 21 When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
- Acts 16:40 : 40 They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.
- 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
- 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
- 1 Tim 5:25 : 25 In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can't be hidden.
- 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.
- 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
- Heb 11:2 : 2 For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
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1 He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.
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3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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1 It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
2 But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
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6 they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
7 There they preached the Good News.
8 At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
10 said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
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20 But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
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6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
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27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
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10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.
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22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
23 but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
24 And they glorified God in me.
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6 They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a way worthy of God,
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18 We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies.
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2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
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10 But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
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40 but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.
41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
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4 These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
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22 The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
23 who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
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14 Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
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2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
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30 When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
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26 From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
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3 They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
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7 so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
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19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
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21 They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.
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22 We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.
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36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
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3 But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
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22 But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
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14 For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
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10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
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10 You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.