Person

Silas

Name means
three, or the third
Also called
Silvanus
Mentioned
17 verses · first in Acts 15:22

About Silas

Wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem; also called Silvanus. He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the church there to accompany Paul and Barnabas on their return to Antioch from the council of the apostles and elders (Acts 15:22), as bearers of the decree adopted by the council. He assisted Paul there in his evangelistic labours, and was also chosen by him to be his companion on his second missionary tour (Acts 16:19-24). He is referred to in the epistles under the name of Silvanus (2 Cor. 1:19; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1; 1 Pet. 5:12). There is no record of the time or place of his death.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

On the timeline

  1. AD 46Jerusalem CouncilActs 15:1–34
  2. AD 46Second Missionary JourneyActs 15:1–41
  3. Second Missionary Journey beginsActs 15:40–41
  4. Timothy Joins Paul and SilasActs 16:1–5
  5. Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and AsiaActs 16:6–8
  6. Call to MacedoniaActs 16:9–12
  7. AD 47Lydia's ConversionActs 16:13–15
  8. AD 47Paul casts demon out of soothsayerActs 16:16–18
  9. AD 47Paul and Silas imprisonedActs 16:19–34
  10. AD 47Philippian jailer convertedActs 16:25–34
  11. AD 47Paul and Silas releasedActs 16:35–40
  12. Uproar in ThessalonicaActs 17:1–9
  13. Mission to BereaActs 17:10–15
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Every mention

Acts 15:22, 15:27, 15:32, 15:34, 15:40, 16:19, 16:25, 16:29, 17:4, 17:10, 17:14–15, 18:5
2 Corinthians 1:19
1 Thessalonians 1:1
2 Thessalonians 1:1
1 Peter 5:12

People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.