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Paul's First Roman imprisonment · 57 AD

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

A companion and fellow-labourer of Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24; Col. 4:14). It appears, however, that the love of the world afterwards mastered him, and he deserted the apostle (2 Tim. 4:10).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 3 verses

Colossians: 4:14
2 Timothy: 4:10
Philemon: 1:24

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.