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Person

Epaphras

Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Philemon 1:23. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 1 verse in Philemon, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Philemon

Philemon 1:23
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,

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Events

Events the dataset lists Epaphras as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. AD 57
Paul's First Roman imprisonmentActs 28:17–31 · at Rome

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his “fellow-prisoner.”