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Person

Silas

Also called Silvanus

Mentioned in 17 verses across 5 books, first in 2 Corinthians 1:19. 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

All 1 verse in 2 Corinthians, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

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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.