Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Acts 16:2
well reported of. borne witness to. Greek. martureo. See p. 1511.
at. in. Greek. en. App-104.
well reported of. borne witness to. Greek. martureo. See p. 1511.
at. in. Greek. en. App-104.
Verse Acts 16:2. _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 t...
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...
CHAPTER 16 _ 1. In Derbe and Lystra again. Timotheus (Acts 16:1)._ 2. The Preaching forbidden in Asia (Acts 16:6). 3. The Vision of the Man from Macedonia (Acts 16:9). 4. The Gospel in Europe ...
ACTS 15:36 TO ACTS 16:5. SHORTER ACCOUNT OF PAUL'S JOURNEY IN ASIA MINOR. The editor's hand is apparent throughout this section. We know from Galatians 2:13 the real reason of Paul's difference with B...
A SON IN THE FAITH (Acts 16:1-5)...
Paul arrived at Derbe and Lystra and, look you, there was a disciple there called Timothy. He was the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was Greek. The brethren in Lystra and Ico...
_well reported of_ The same expression is used of Cornelius (Acts 10:22) and by Paul of Ananias (Acts 22:12). _by the brethren_ i.e. the members of the Christian churches. Five or six years had elapse...
ὍΣ ἘΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΙ͂ΤΟ, _who was well reported of_. The same word is used about Cornelius (Acts 10:22), and by Paul about Ananias (Acts 22:12). ὙΠῸ ΤΩ͂Ν ἘΝ ΛΎΣΤΡΟΙΣ ΚΑῚ ἸΚΟΝΊΩΙ�, _by the brethren that were a...
Acts 16:1-12. PAUL REVISITS DERBE AND LYSTRA, CHOOSES TIMOTHY FOR A COMPANION IN HIS MISSION, AND CIRCUMCISES HIM. THEY PASS THROUGH PHRYGIA AND GALATIA, AND COME INTO MYSIA AND TO TROAS. BY A VISION...
_THE BEGINNING OF PAUL'S ACQUAINTANCE WITH TIMOTHY ACTS 16:1-5:_ When Paul traveled to Derbe and Lystra he met a disciple named Timotheus or Timothy. Later Paul wrote two New Testament books to this g...
ΈΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΪ́ΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140) свидетельствовать; _pass._ получать хорошие отзывы, пользоваться одобрением (EDNT; BAGD; MM; BS, 265)....
AT DERBE. Acts 16:1 a. 1a And he came also to Derbe, 4. IN LYSTRA. Acts 16:1 b - Acts 16:3. 1b and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that bel...
See notes on verse 1...
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. WHICH WAS WELL REPORTED OF BY THE BRETHREN THAT WERE AT LYSTRA AND ICONIUM. The mention of Lystra here, and not of Derbe,...
40 Silas was almost necessary as a companion for Paul. The decrees provided that they should be delivered by both Barnabas and Paul, while Judas and Silas were to confirm them by word of mouth. Now th...
ST. PAUL IN EUROPE 1. Timotheus] was probably of Lystra, not Derbe. His mother Eunice was perhaps a widow, and she, together with his grandmother Lois, educated the lad in the religion of Israel, tho...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 16 TIMOTHY WORKS WITH PAUL AND SILAS, 16:1-5 V1 Paul went to Derbe and then he went to Lystra. A *Christian called Timothy lived there. Timothy...
ἐμαρτυρεῖτο, _cf._ Acts 6:3; Acts 10:22; Acts 22:12. The good report which may well have been formed to some extent by the aptitude and fitness which Timothy had shown in the Church during St. Paul's...
GUIDED TO NEW FIELDS Acts 16:1 Paul had a wonderful influence over young men. Timothy, Titus, and Mark bore his impress. When circumcision was insisted upon, as in the previous chapter, no one oppose...
Here begins the account of Pads second journey. At Lystra he found Timothy. His action in the circumcision of Timothy is startling in view of the recent decision of the council. Some charge him with i...
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas The stoning at Lystra might have discouraged some men from returning. However, Luke told Theophilus that Paul and Barnabas went back through the city as they were strengt...
Which was (b) well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. (b) Both for his godliness and honesty....
TIMOTHY ENTERS THE MINISTRY 1-3. God gave Paul Timothy at Lystra, where they stoned him, a memorable fact, as Timothy was his favorite preacher throughout all his ministry, and, of course, God's great...
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: (2) Which was well...
We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
_THE CALL OF TIMOTHY_ ‘Then came he to Derbe and Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus … Him would Paul have to go forth with him.’ Acts 16:1 We now enter upon what is c...
There is perhaps no example of this more remarkable than that which Paul does with regard to Timothy. He uses circumcision in all liberty to set aside Jewish prejudice. It is very doubtful whether, ac...
WHICH 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 m...
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. Ver. 2. _Which was well reported of by the brethren_] This is part of the reward of virtue, and follows it, as the shadow d...
_Then_ When he had passed through the regions of Syria and Cilicia; _came he to Derbe and Lystra_ At which places he had preached the gospel in his former progress. _And a certain disciple was there,...
PAUL AND SILAS IN ASIA MINOR. Acts 16:1 Timotheus, the Christian disciple:...
WHICH WAS WELL REPORTED OF BY THE BRETHREN THAT WERE AT LYSTRA AND ICONIUM....
Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted before, Paul was favorably impressed with the young man, Timothy, who had evidently been converted through Paul on his first visit...
HE WAS WELL SPOKEN OF BY THE BRETHREN WHO WERE AT LYSTRA AND ICONIUM. 1. Timothy was quickly rising in the faith. He was highly recommended by the churches in this area. 2. Here Lystra and Iconium a...
"The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium" That is, Timothy, not his father. "The fact that he was known as. fine Christian, not only in his home town but at the d...
1-5 Well may the church look for much service from youthful ministers who set out in the same spirit as Timothy. But when men will submit in nothing, and oblige in nothing, the first elements of the...
Though Timothy was well known unto Paul, yet he would not ordain him without the testimony of others concerning him, of his holy life, and knowledge in the Scripture, 2 TIMOTHY 3:15, which he did exce...
Acts 16:2 He G3739 of G3140 (G5712) by G5259 brethren G80 at G1722 Lystra G3082 and G2532 Iconium...
‘And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek. The same was well reported of by the br...
Acts 16:2. WHICH WAS WELL REPORTED OF BY THE BRETHREN WHO WERE AT LYSTRA AND ICONIUM. Nothing seems to have been left out by Paul in his diligent inquiry into the character and fitness of his young as...
WAS WELL REPORTED OF (εμαρτυρειτο). Imperfect passive. It was a continuous witness that was borne the young disciple both in his home town of Lystra and in Derbe. Already he had so borne himself th...
CONTENTS: Paul finds Timothy. Paul's Macedonian vision. The first convert in Europe. Demons cast out of a damsel. Paul and Silas beaten. Conversion of the Philippian jailer. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy S...
Acts 16:1. _Then came he to Lystra,_ as in Acts 14:6. In their former labours in that city, Lois a jewess, her daughter Eunice, and Timothy her son, had embraced the faith. Now, they found Timothy gro...
PAUL TRAVELED ON TO DERBE AND LYSTRA. Compare Acts 14:6-21. A BELIEVER NAMED TIMOTHY. Born of a Jewish mother and a Greek father, and had been taught the Scriptures from childhood (2 Timothy 3:15) by...
_Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and behold a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus._ TIMOTHEUS 1. The first of Paul’s missionary journeys reached its furthest limit at Lystra--the most unci...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 16:1. DERBE AND LYSTRA (see Acts 14:6) are now visited by Paul and Silas in reverse order to that followed in the first journey. THERE meant Lystra, not Derbe, as has been wron...
EXPOSITION ACTS 16:1 _And he came also _for _then came he, _A.V._ _and T.R.; _to Lystra _for _Lystra, _A.V._; Timothy _for _Timotheus, _A.V._; of a Jewess _for _of a certain woman which was a Jewess,...
We remember at the end of our study last week there arose a contention between Paul and Barnabas who had been close companions on the first missionary venture of the church. But because Barnabas was i...
1 Timothy 3:7; 1 Timothy 5:10; 1 Timothy 5:25; 2 Timothy 3:11;...
Why did Paul have Timothy circumcised when he himself spoke so strongly against it? PROBLEM: Paul’s main point in Galatians can be summarized in his words, “If you become circumcised, Christ will prof...