According to the textbook, Timothy was probably converted to Christianity as a youth when Paul visited his home in Lystra on the first missionary journey with Barnabas.

True/False

Answer: TRUE.

Explanation: Timothy was from the Lycaonian city of Lystra in Asia Minor, he was the first Bishop of Ephesus. In Paul and Barnabas first visit to Lystra, Paul healed a person crippled from birth, leading many of the inhabitants to accept his teaching. Timothy was probably among because in his second visit, a few years later with Silas, Timothy was already a respected member of the Christian congregation.

true

Explanation:

Timothy was a native of Lystra in Lycaonia. Although Timothy didn't meet with Paul on the first occasion, his grandmother and his mother were likely converted to Christians during this first visit of Paul to Lystra. it was during the second missionary journey of Paul to Lystra that he met with Timothy. And by then, Timothy was already a respected person among the Christian congregation.