This document is about Silas. For other homonyms, please refer to the document Silas (place name).
Silas was one of the important leaders in the early church. He traveled with Paul on missionary journeys and co-labored with him on many occasions. It is widely believed that he is the same person as Silvanus.
Acts 16:19When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
2 Corinthians 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Paul and Silas and Timothy, was not Yes and No, but in him it is always Yes.
1 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
2 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: