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Spoken of by Paul as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. The King James Version names Epaphras in 3 verses, from Colossians 1:7 to Philemon 1:23.
Lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon (1:23), where he is called by Paul his “fellow-prisoner.”
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Spoken of by Paul as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. The King James Version names Epaphras in 3 verses, from Colossians 1:7 to Philemon 1:23.