Acts 16:2

NETBible

The brothers in Lystra 1  and Iconium 2  spoke well 3  of him. 4 

NIV ©

The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

NASB ©

and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

NLT ©

Timothy was well thought of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium,

MSG ©

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

BBE ©

Of whom the brothers at Lystra and Iconium had a high opinion.

NRSV ©

He was well spoken of by the believers in Lystra and Iconium.

NKJV ©

He was well spoken of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.

KJV
Which
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was well reported
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of by
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the brethren
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that were at
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Lystra
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and
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Iconium
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NASB ©
and he was well
<3140>
spoken
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of by the brethren
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who were in Lystra
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and Iconium
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.
NET [draft] ITL
The brothers
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in
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Lystra
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and
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Iconium
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spoke well
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of him.
GREEK
ov
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R-NSM
emartureito
<3140> (5712)
V-IPI-3S
upo
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PREP
twn
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T-GPM
en
<1722>
PREP
lustroiv
<3082>
N-DPN
kai
<2532>
CONJ
ikoniw
<2430>
N-DSN
adelfwn
<80>
N-GPM
NETBible

The brothers in Lystra 1  and Iconium 2  spoke well 3  of him. 4 

NET Notes

1 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 25 mi (40 km) south of Iconium.

2 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 110 mi (175 km) east of Pisidian Antioch.

3 tn For this sense of μαρτυρέω (marturew), see BDAG 618 s.v. 2.b.

4 tn Grk “who was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.” Because of the awkwardness in English of having two relative clauses follow one another (“who was a believer…who was well spoken of”) and the awkwardness of the passive verb (“was well spoken of”), the relative pronoun at the beginning of 16:2 (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“him”) and the construction converted from passive to active at the same time a new sentence was started in the translation.