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# Lystra #
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## Facts: ##
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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.
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* Paul and his companions escaped to Derbe and Lystra when they were threatened by the Jews in Iconium.
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* In Lystra, Paul met Timothy, who became a fellow evangelist and church planter.
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* 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.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [evangelist](../kt/evangelism.md), [Iconium](../names/iconium.md), [Timothy](../names/timothy.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Timothy 03:10-13](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/03/10)
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* [Acts 14:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/05)
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* [Acts 14:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/08)
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* [Acts 14:21-22](rc://en/tn/help/act/14/21)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: G3082
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