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Person

Silas

Also called Silvanus

Mentioned in 17 verses across 5 books, first in Acts 15:22. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

At a glance

Gender: Male

Often appears with

Named in the same verses most often. Sharing a verse doesn’t always mean they met.

Paul12 verses
God6 verses
Timotheus6 verses
Jesus Christ4 verses
Judas Barsabas3 verses
Barnabas1 verse

Places

Where the data places them (born, died, or an event they take part in) first; then places named in the same verses, which does not mean they were there.

Antioch (Syria)scene of “Second Missionary Journey begins”1 shared verse
Macedoniascene of “Call to Macedonia”1 shared verse
Bereascene of “Mission to Berea”1 shared verse
Jerusalemscene of “Jerusalem Council”
Syriascene of “Second Missionary Journey begins”
Ciliciascene of “Second Missionary Journey begins”
Lystrascene of “Timothy Joins Paul and Silas”
Derbescene of “Timothy Joins Paul and Silas”
Troasscene of “Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia”; scene of “Call to Macedonia”
Mysiascene of “Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia”
Asiascene of “Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia”
Galatiascene of “Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and Asia”

In the Bible

The first 10 of 17 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

Acts 15:22
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
Acts 15:27
Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
Acts 15:32
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Acts 15:34
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.KJV
Acts 15:40
but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Acts 16:19
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
Acts 16:25
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 16:29
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
Acts 17:4
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
Acts 17:10
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

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Events

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

c. AD 46
Jerusalem CouncilActs 15:1–34 · at Jerusalem
c. AD 46
Second Missionary JourneyActs 15:1–18:23
no date
Second Missionary Journey beginsActs 15:40–41 · at Syria, Cilicia, Antioch (Syria)
no date
Timothy Joins Paul and SilasActs 16:1–5 · at Lystra, Derbe
no date
Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and AsiaActs 16:6–8 · at Troas, Mysia, Asia, Galatia, Phrygia
no date
Call to MacedoniaActs 16:9–12 · at Philippi, Neapolis, Samothrace, Troas, Macedonia
c. AD 47
Lydia's ConversionActs 16:13–15 · at Philippi
c. AD 47
Paul casts demon out of soothsayerActs 16:16–18 · at Philippi
c. AD 47
Paul and Silas imprisonedActs 16:19–34 · at Philippi
c. AD 47
Philippian jailer convertedActs 16:25–34 · at Philippi
c. AD 47
Paul and Silas releasedActs 16:35–40 · at Philippi
no date
Uproar in ThessalonicaActs 17:1–9 · at Thessalonica

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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

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.