Acts 16:2 (WEB)
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“…gain his kindred, to show them that he had not learnt in the Christian discipline to abominate the sacraments of the old Law, was circumcised by the Apostle; that in this way they might prove to the Jews, that the reason why the Gentiles do not receive them, is not that they are evil and were perniciously observed…” — editor's note: Acts xvi. 1–3
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Tertullian
“He circumcised Timotheus alone, and yet did away with circumcision.” — editor's note: Comp. Acts xvi. 1–3 with Gal. v. 2–6, and similar passages.
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