# Silas, Silvanus

## Facts:

Silas was a leader among the believers in Jerusalem.

* The elders of the church in Jerusalem appointed Silas to go with Paul and Barnabas to take a letter to the city of Antioch.
* Silas later traveled with Paul to other cities to teach people about Jesus.
* Paul and Silas were put in jail in the city of Philippi. They sang praises to God while they were there and God released them from the jail. The jailer became a Christian as a result of their testimony.

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(See also: [Antioch](../names/antioch.md), [Barnabas](../names/barnabas.md), [Jerusalem](../names/jerusalem.md), [Paul](../names/paul.md), [Philippi](../names/philippi.md), [prison](../other/prison.md), [testimony](../kt/testimony.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Peter 05:12](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/12)
* [1 Thessalonians 01:1](rc://en/tn/help/1th/01/1)
* [2 Thessalonians 01:01](rc://en/tn/help/2th/01/01)
* [Acts 15:22](rc://en/tn/help/act/15/22)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[47:01](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/01)__ One day, Paul and his friend __Silas__ went to the town of Philippi to proclaim the good news about Jesus. 
* __[47:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/02)__ She (Lydia) invited Paul and __Silas__ to stay at her house, so they stayed with her and her family.
* __[47:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/03)__ Paul and __Silas__ often met with people at the place of prayer. 
* __[47:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/07)__ So the owners of the slave girl took Paul and __Silas__ to the Roman authorities, who beat them  and threw them into jail.
* __[47:08](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/08)__ They put Paul and __Silas__ in the most secure part of the prison and even locked up their feet. 
* __[47:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/11)__ The jailer trembled as he came to Paul and __Silas__ and asked, “What must I do to be saved?” 
* __[47:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/13)__ The next day the leaders of the city released Paul and __Silas__ from prison and asked them to leave Philippi. Paul and __Silas__ visited Lydia and some other friends and then left the city.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G4609, G4610
