In 49 or 50 C.E. when Timothy was likely in his late teens or early 20 ’ s, he was “well reported on by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium, ” who had observed his spiritual progress.
تَمَثَّلُوا بِيَسُوعَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ « يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي ٱلْحِكْمَةِ » وَهُوَ فِي ٱلثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ ٱلْعُمْرِ .‏