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# Lystra #
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## Facts: ##
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Lystra is the name of a city in ancient Asia Minor which 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.
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* 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))
## 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)