Euodia and Syntyche
Euodia and Syntyche were two women in the church at Philippi whom Paul commended as those who 'laboured with me in the gospel,' yet who had fallen into disagreement. Paul lovingly urged them to be of the same mind in the Lord and asked a trusted colleague to help reconcile them. Their brief mention preserves both the honored place of women in Paul's ministry and the apostle's care for unity in the church.
Biography
- Occupation
- Coworkers in the gospel at Philippi
- Era
- New Testament
- Nationality
- Macedonian
Did You Know?
Euodia and Syntyche are two women whose personal quarrel was so notable that Paul addressed it in a letter meant to be read aloud to the whole church at Philippi (Philippians 4:2).
Far from dismissing them, Paul honors them as women who 'laboured with me in the gospel' (Philippians 4:3), evidence of the prominent role women held in the Philippian church - fittingly, the church Lydia helped found.
Paul asks an unnamed 'true yokefellow' to help reconcile them, one of the New Testament's most practical glimpses of conflict resolution among committed believers.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
A Plea for Reconciliation
Philippians 4:2-3
Paul entreats Euodia and Syntyche to agree in the Lord, honoring them as fellow laborers whose names are in the book of life.
2 beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.