Her good influence on Timothy from his infancy, along with that of Lois, Timothy’s grandmother, proved to be more powerful than any negative influence that might have come from some of Timothy’s peers. ​ — Acts 16: 1, 2; 2 Timothy 1: 5; 3: 15.
Timoteja mātes un vecāsmātes Loidas labvēlīgā ietekme, ko viņš izjuta jau kopš mazotnes, bija daudz spēcīgāka par viņa vienaudžu kaitīgo ietekmi.