Lux Domini
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Key themes

Suffering and trialsPrayerTruthSpirit

Glossary

Aristarchus Person

Best ruler, native of Thessalonica ( Acts 20:4 ), a companion of Paul ( Acts 19:29 ; 27:2 ). He was Paul’s “fellow-prisoner” at Rome ( Col. 4:10 ; Philemon 1:24 ).

Asia Place

Biblical region. Modern identification: Asia.

Berea Place

A city of Macedonia to which Paul with Silas and Timotheus went when persecuted at Thessalonica ( Acts 17:10 , 13), and from which also he was compelled to withdraw. Modern identification: Veria.

Derbe Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Kerti Hüyük.

Thessalonica Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Thessaloniki.