Tychicus – Three Minute Bible

April 16, 2025April 17, 2025

Colossians 4:8 – Tychicus’ Journey

Tychicus and two friends on the road to Colossae.

I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.

Summary: Paul is sending Tychicus on a mission. It is both exciting and challenging. More than carrying a letter for Paul, Tychicus is the letter.

Imagine the world Paul and Tychicus lived in!

In our world, we have phones, FaceTime, texts, mail, cars, buses, and airplanes. If you need to talk with someone who is a thousand miles away there are a lot of options.

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Colossians 4:7 – Paul’s Friend

Paul hands Tychicus a letter for the Colossians.

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.

Summary: Paul mentions one of the men who will carry this letter to Colossae. His name is Tychicus.

I looked up how to pronounce Tychicus’s name, and I wish I hadn’t. I had imagined that it was a name that sounded cool, and now I found out that it is completely the opposite.

According to my source,* the real pronunciation sounds like someone saying “too” and then making a sound like coughing up a hairball, then “key,” and finally, “toss” only with a “k” instead of a “t.” (If you are serious about this kind of thing, the phonetic pronunciation is “too-khee-kos’.”)

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

Ephesians 6:22 – Comfort

I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.

Summary: Why is Tychicus going to Ephesus? Paul has given him a mission. Knowing his mission helps us understand what was on Paul’s mind when he wrote his letter to Ephesus.

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Ephesians 6:21 – Details

Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing.

Summary: Paul leaves certain things out of his letter that he considers unimportant but that he knows will be of interest to the Ephesians. So he sends it with someone who can answer those questions, Tychicus.