NT FigureNew Testament

Silas

Acts 2 Corinthians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Peter

When

c. AD 49–51· In the text

Tied to events dated from records outside the Bible, usually within a few years. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

likely "asked (of God)" — Aramaic form of Saul · Aramaic

About

Prophet and leader in the Jerusalem church who was sent with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch with the decision of the Jerusalem Council. After Paul and Barnabas separated he became Paul's companion on the second missionary journey. Together they were imprisoned in Philippi, sang hymns at midnight, and were miraculously freed when an earthquake opened the prison doors. This led to the conversion of the Philippian jailer.

Relationships

CompanionPaulCompanion on second missionary journey

Key Scripture AppearancesKJV

Acts 15:22

Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:Acts 15:22, KJV

Acts 16:19

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,Acts 16:19, KJV

Acts 16:25

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.Acts 16:25, KJV

Acts 17:4

And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.Acts 17:4, KJV

Acts 18:5

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.Acts 18:5, KJV

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