2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 Timothy 3:11 Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra are cities Paul visited on his first missionary journey (Acts 13:1). Timothy joined him during his second journey (Acts 16:1). Lystra was Timothy’s hometown (Acts 16:1), so he probably knew of the sufferings that Paul had experienced there on this first journey. From them all the Lord rescued me does not mean that God kept Paul from experiencing any harm. In Lystra he was stoned and left for dead (Acts 14:19). Paul probably means that the Lord preserved him from death and kept him faithful even in suffering. See 2 Timothy 4:18.

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