Epaphras

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.

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Saint.name: Epaphras
Saint.image: Cappella paolina, ext., stefano maderno, s. epafra 2.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 300px
Saint.caption: Epaphras
Saint.attributes: Christian Martyrdom

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Image: Cappella paolina, ext., stefano maderno, s. epafra 2.jpg

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date of birth: 0100-01-01
Commons category: Epaphras
date of death: 0100-00-00

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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.

==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)."