en_tn_condensed/act/16/02.md

He was well spoken of by the brothers

This can be stated in active from. Alternate translation: "The brothers spoke well of him" or "Timothy had a good reputation among the brothers" or "The brothers said good things about him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)

by the brothers

Here "brothers" refers to believers. Alternate translation: "by the believers"