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.
پیشرفت تیموتاؤس که احتمالاً در آن زمان حدود ۲۰ سال داشت بر « برادران در لِسْتَرَه و ایقونیه » آشکار بود و آنان او را تأیید نمودند .‏