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Silvanus

실루아노

Named at 2 Corinthians 1:19 with the writer (“I”) and Timothy: “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not ‘Yes and no,’ but in him is ‘Yes.’” 1 Thessalonians 1:1 names him with Paul and Timothy at the opening of the letter: “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. 1 Peter 5:12 says, “Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”

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1PE 5:12–14, engwebp
¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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1TH 1:1, engwebp
¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2CO 1:15–22, engwebp
¹⁵In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
¹⁶and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
¹⁷When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
¹⁸But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
²⁰For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
²¹Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
²²who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
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2TH 1:1–2, engwebp
¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
²Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Unresolved interpretation: Silvanus and Silas

1 Thessalonians 1:1 says, “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”.
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- 1TH 1:1, engwebp
  ¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 1:19 speaks of “the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy”.
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- 2CO 1:15–22, engwebp
  ¹⁵In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
  ¹⁶and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
  ¹⁷When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
  ¹⁸But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
  ¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
  ²⁰For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
  ²¹Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
  ²²who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
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Acts 15:22 says, “Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.”
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- ACT 15:22–29, engwebp
  ²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
  ²³They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
  ²⁴Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;
  ²⁵it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  ²⁶men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  ²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.
  ²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
  ²⁹that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”
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Acts 17:1 says that there was a Jewish synagogue at Thessalonica, and 17:4, “Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.”
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- ACT 17:1–9, engwebp
  ¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
  ²Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
  ³explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
  ⁴Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.
  ⁵But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
  ⁶When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
  ⁷whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”
  ⁸The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
  ⁹When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
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Acts 18:5 says, “When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.”
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- ACT 18:5–11, engwebp
  ⁵When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
  ⁶When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
  ⁷He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
  ⁸Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
  ⁹The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;
  ¹⁰for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
  ¹¹He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
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1 Thessalonians 1:1 names Silvanus with Paul and Timothy, and 2 Corinthians 1:19 says “by me, Silvanus, and Timothy”. Acts 15:22 names Judas called Barsabbas and Silas as the men chosen to be sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, 17:4 names Paul and Silas, and 18:5 Silas and Timothy, with Paul. Both editions write Silvanus (the Korean 실루아노) at 1 Thessalonians 1:1 and 2 Corinthians 1:19, and Silas (the Korean 실라) at Acts 15:22, 17:4 and 18:5. The text does not say whether the two names are one man. This collection keeps two entries, and decides nothing.

Unresolved interpretation: Silvanus of 1 Peter 5:12

2 Corinthians 1:19 speaks of “the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy”.
Source evidence (1)
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- 2CO 1:15–22, engwebp
  ¹⁵In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,
  ¹⁶and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
  ¹⁷When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
  ¹⁸But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
  ¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
  ²⁰For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.
  ²¹Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,
  ²²who also sealed us and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
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1 Thessalonians 1:1 says, “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”.
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- 1TH 1:1, engwebp
  ¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 5:12 says, “Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
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- 1PE 5:12–14, engwebp
  ¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
  ¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
  ¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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2 Corinthians 1:19 says “by me, Silvanus, and Timothy”, and 1 Thessalonians 1:1 names Silvanus with Paul and Timothy at the opening of the letter. 1 Peter 5:12 says that the writer (“I”) has written briefly through “Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him”. Both editions write Silvanus (the Korean 실루아노) in all three verses. The text does not say whether they are one man. This collection records 1 Peter 5:12 under the one Silvanus it holds, by the name, and decides nothing.

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Took part in (4) — The writer on the plan to pass into Macedonia and on to Judea, Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy’s greeting to the assembly of the Thessalonians, Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy’s greeting of grace and peace to the assembly of the Thessalonians, The brief letter through Silvanus, and the greetings of her who is in Babylon and of Mark

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2 Corinthians 1:19 Open that verse

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

1 Thessalonians 1:1 Open that verse

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1 Open that verse

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Peter 5:12 Open that verse

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

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Entry: Silvanus (person-silvanus)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/silvanus
Current wording: Named at 2 Corinthians 1:19 with the writer (“I”) and Timothy: “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not ‘Yes and no,’ but in him is ‘Yes.’” 1 Thessalonians 1:1 names him with Paul and Timothy at the opening of the letter: “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”. 1 Peter 5:12 says, “Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.”
Cited evidence: 1PE 5:12–14, engwebp / 1TH 1:1, engwebp / 2CO 1:15–22, engwebp / 2TH 1:1–2, engwebp
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