When the apostles Paul and Silas visited Lystra during the second missionary journey, they found there a young man named Timothy, perhaps in his late teens or early 20 ’ s. “ He was well reported on by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ”
وَيَقُولُ ٱلسِّجِلُّ إِنَّهُ « كَانَ مَشْهُودًا لَهُ مِنَ ٱلْإِخْوَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي لِسْتَرَةَ وَإِيقُونِيَةَ » .‏