# Lystra # ## Facts: ## Lystra was a city in ancient Asia Minor that Paul visited on one of his missionary journeys. It was located in the region of Lycaonia, which is now in the modern-day country of Turkey. * Paul and his companions escaped to Derbe and Lystra when they were threatened by the Jews in Iconium. * In Lystra, Paul met Timothy, who became a fellow evangelist and church planter. * After Paul healed a crippled man in Lystra, the people there tried to worship Paul and Barnabas as gods, but the apostles rebuked them and stopped them from doing that. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names)) (See also: [[kt/evangelism]] **·** [[other/iconium]] **·** [[other/timothy]]) ## Bible References: ## * [2 Timothy 03:10-13](en/tn/2ti/help/03/10) * [Acts 14:5-7](en/tn/act/help/14/05) * [Acts 14:8-10](en/tn/act/help/14/08) * [Acts 14:21-22](en/tn/act/help/14/21)