Tychicus

Tychicus (Greek, meaning "fortunate" or "by chance") was an Asian Christian who served as one of Paul's most trusted personal messengers and emissaries. He accompanied Paul on the collection journey to Jerusalem (Acts 20:4) and was later the bearer of three of Paul's prison epistles: Ephesians (6:21–22), Colossians (4:7–8), and possibly Philemon, carrying the letters to their destinations and providing personal news of Paul's situation. Paul describes him in both Ephesians and Colossians as "a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord" — high praise for a man who served as Paul's link to churches he could not personally visit. Titus 3:12 and 2 Timothy 4:12 indicate that Paul also sent Tychicus on missions to Crete and Ephesus, making him one of the most extensively deployed of Paul's co-workers, trusted to represent the apostle's authority in sensitive ecclesiastical situations.