Acts 16:2

2 Friends in Lystra and Iconium all said what a fine young man he was.

Acts 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 16:2

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 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.

Acts 16:2 In-Context

1 Paul came first to Derbe, then Lystra. He found a disciple there by the name of Timothy, son of a devout Jewish mother and Greek father.

2 Friends in Lystra and Iconium all said what a fine young man he was.

3 Paul wanted to recruit him for their mission, but first took him aside and circumcised him so he wouldn't offend the Jews who lived in those parts. They all knew that his father was Greek.

4 As they traveled from town to town, they presented the simple guidelines the Jerusalem apostles and leaders had come up with.

5 That turned out to be most helpful. Day after day the congregations became stronger in faith and larger in size.