Epistle to the Colossians

book of the New Testament traditionally attributed to Paul

Onesimus (, meaning "useful") was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon.

ancient city of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey

thumb|upright=1.35|Ruins of Colossae thumb|upright=1.35|Colossae's acropolis

Archippus (; Ancient Greek: Ἄρχιππος, "master of the horse") was an early Christian believer mentioned briefly in the New Testament epistles of Philemon and Colossians.

Epaphras () 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.

class of angels in Christian angelology, named after Eph. 1:21, Col. 1:16