Place New Testament
Lystra
Lystra, a city in Lycaonia where Paul and Barnabas preached and Paul healed a lame man (Act.14.6-21). Mentioned in 6 verses across 2 books, first at Acts 14:6.
Why it matters. A city in Lycaonia; Paul and Barnabas preached there
- Primary passages
- Location
- 37.578, 32.453 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About 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).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 6 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.