Where is Lystra in the Bible?
Lystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Lystra appears in 6 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What happened at Lystra?
Lystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Paul and Barnabas fled to Lystra and Derbe when they faced persecution in Iconium (Act.14.6). In Lystra, Paul healed a man who had been lame from birth, which caused the people to believe that Paul and Barnabas were gods (Act.14.8-18). However, Jews from Antioch and Iconium came to Lystra and stirred up the crowd against them, leading to Paul being stoned and left for dead outside the city (Act.14.19-20). Paul later returned to Lystra to strengthen the disciples (Act.14.21). Timothy, a young disciple who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys, was from Lystra (Act.16.1-2).
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Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Lystra appear in the Bible?
Lystra is referenced in 6 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Timothy 3:11
- Acts 14:6
- Acts 14:8
- Acts 14:21
- Acts 16:1
- Acts 16:2
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Lystra.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Lystra?
Lystra appears in 6 verses across 2 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Lystra?
Acts, 2 Timothy.
Where can I read every verse about Lystra?
This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
