Acts 19:22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. “Timotheus and Erastus”: For Timothy, see 16:1. Nothing more is known of Erastus. Though the name appears two other times in Scripture (Rom. 16:23; 2 Tim. 4:20), he cannot with certainly be identified with either one. Paul sent these two ahead of him to assist in his collection of the offering. Timothy had been an understudy of Pauls, and anything Timothy might say would be as if Paul himself were speaking. This is the first mention of Erastus. Erastus seems to have been a Corinthian. He was a city treasurer or steward. At any rate, he was a chamberlain of the city. He was probably at Ephesus with Paul and Timothy. In 2 Timothy 4:20, Erastus was at Corinth which indicates, again, that was his regular home. Paul sent them to Macedonia to check on the churches for him. TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY
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