Silas

Silas in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Silas.

New Testament1 book · 17 mentions

Acts17 mentions

Acts 15:22Then 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 15:27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
Acts 15:32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
Acts 15:40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Acts 16:19When 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.

12 further mentions in Acts, read them in the book.

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Nave's Topical Bible on Silas

Orville J. Nave gathered 12 passages under this heading in 1896. His outline and his opening passages stand here; the full heading is one click on.

-(The short form of the name) -Also called SILVANUS (the long form of the name) -Sent to Paul, in Antioch (of Syria), from Jerusalem ACT 15:22-34 -Becomes Paul' s companion ACT 15:40,41; 2CO 1:19; 1TH 1:1; 2TH 1:1 -Imprisoned with Paul in Philippi ACT 16:19-40 -Driven, with Paul, from Thessalonica ACT 17:4-10 -Left by Paul at Berea ACT 17:14 -Rejoins Paul at Corinth ACT 17:15; 18:5 -Carries Peter' s letter to Asia Minor 1PE 5:12

All 12 passages Nave lists here →Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), public domain.

Named alongside

Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Acts 15, Acts 16, Acts 17 and Acts 18. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

BarnabasThe Levite from Cyprus whom the apostles nicknamed son of encouragement; he vouched for Saul when nobody in Jerusalem w…Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

TimothyThe young disciple from Lystra, son of a believing Jewish mother and a Greek father, who joined Paul on the second jour…Acts 16:1Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

AquilaA Jewish tentmaker of Pontus who, with his wife Priscilla, labored alongside Paul and "laid down their own necks" for h…Acts 18:2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

PriscillaA tentmaker and teacher who, with her husband Aquila, instructed Apollos and hosted a church — Paul's coworker (Rom 16:…Acts 18:2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

GallioProconsul of Achaia and brother of the philosopher Seneca; he threw Paul's accusers out of his court at Corinth as a ma…Acts 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

ApollosEloquent, Alexandrian-trained teacher mighty in the Scriptures (Acts 18:24-28), instructed more perfectly by Priscilla…Acts 18:24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

LydiaA seller of purple from Thyatira, worshipping at a riverside prayer meeting outside Philippi when the Lord opened her h…Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.