Tychicus

Tychicus was a faithful companion of Paul who served as his messenger to the churches in Asia Minor.

Tychicus was a faithful companion and fellow worker of the Apostle Paul, mentioned several times in the New Testament (Act 20:4; Eph 6:21; Col 4:7; 2Ti 4:12; Tit 3:12). He was from the province of Asia (modern-day western Turkey) and accompanied Paul on his third missionary journey. Paul entrusted Tychicus with important missions, sending him as a messenger to the churches in Ephesus (Eph 6:21) and Colossae (Col 4:7) to deliver letters and bring news of Paul's circumstances. In these letters, Paul describes Tychicus as a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord. Later, Paul sent Tychicus to Ephesus to relieve Timothy (2Ti 4:12) and planned to send him to Crete to assist Titus (Tit 3:12). Tychicus' frequent appearances in Paul's letters and his role as a trusted messenger demonstrate his significance in the early church and his close relationship with the apostle.

Chance, an Asiatic Christian, a “faithful minister in the Lord” (Eph. 6:21, 22), who, with Trophimus, accompanied Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4). He is alluded to also in Col. 4:7, Titus 3:12, and 2 Tim. 4:12 as having been with Paul at Rome, whence he sent him to Ephesus, probably for the purpose of building up and encouraging the church there.