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Silas

Also called Silvanus

Mentioned AD 51–60 traditional (Jones)

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Tagged in
17 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Stories

14 events in which Silas takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. AD 46Jerusalem CouncilActs 15:1-34
  2. AD 46Second Missionary JourneyActs 15:1–18:23
  3. AD 47Second Missionary Journey beginsActs 15:40-41
  4. AD 47Timothy Joins Paul and SilasActs 16:1-5
  5. AD 47Mission to Phrygia, Galatia and AsiaActs 16:6-8
  6. AD 47Call 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. AD 48Uproar in ThessalonicaActs 17:1-9
  13. AD 48Mission to BereaActs 17:10-15
  14. AD 49Mission to Corinth, 1&2 Thess WrittenActs 18:1-17

Places

Places named in the same verses as Silas, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. likely location: Antioch1
  2. likely location: Athens1
  3. likely location: Berea1
  4. location not graded: Macedonia1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, AD 26–85, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

17 tagged verses in 5 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Acts13
  2. 2 Corinthians1
  3. 1 Thessalonians1
  4. 2 Thessalonians1
  5. 1 Peter1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBSilas 17Silvanus 4
KJVSilas 13Silvanus 4
ASVSilas 12Silvanus 4

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Every verse

All 17 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Acts13 verses
  1. 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,

  2. 15:27

    Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

  3. 15:32

    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

  4. 15:34

    Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

  5. 15:40

    but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

  6. 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.

  7. 16:25

    About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

  8. 16:29

    Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 17:14

    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

  12. 17:15

    Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

  13. 18:5

    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

2 Corinthians1 verse
  1. 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.”

1 Thessalonians1 verse
  1. 1:1

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

2 Thessalonians1 verse
  1. 1:1

    Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Peter1 verse
  1. 5:12

    Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

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.