Epaphras

Epaphras
Epaphras
	Epaphras
Attributes	Christian Martyrdom

Epaphras (Greek: Ἐπαφρᾶς) was an observer of the Apostle Paul mentioned twice in the New Testament epistle of Colossians and once in the New Testament letter to Philemon.¹

Analysis

Douglas Moo, in his commentary on Colossians, writes this about Epaphras: "Little is known about him, though we can infer that he was a native of Colossae and that he was perhaps converted by Paul himself during the apostle's ministry in Ephesus. The mention of a co-worker at this point in a Pauline epistle is unusual, and the strength of Paul's endorsement of him is also striking (note also 4:12-13)."²

References

The Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft United Bible Societies. 2007. pp. 685, 695 & 740. ISBN 9783438051103.
Moo, Douglas J. (2008). The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 90. ISBN 9781844743414.

[1] The Greek New Testament. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft United Bible Societies. 2007. pp. 685, 695 & 740. ISBN 9783438051103.

[2] Moo, Douglas J. (2008). The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 90. ISBN 9781844743414.

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