Was well reported of (εμαρτυρειτο). Imperfect passive. It was a continuous witness that was borne the young disciple both in his h…

Which. That is, Timothy. The connection requires us to understand this as referring to him. Of the character of his father nothing is know…

Pushing on through the Cilician Gates in the Taurus mountains, Paul and Silas came to the Galatian border town of Derbe and then moved on to Lystra…

Which was well reported of
Not the father of Timothy, but Timothy himself; to whose piety, virtue, and good conversation witne…

The church may well expect much service from youthful ministers who set out in the same spirit as Timothy. But when men are unwilling to submit in …