How did the Colossians hear about Jesus Christ?
In Acts 19, we read of how fruitful Paul’s ministry was in Ephesus. As was his custom, “he entered the synagogue [in Ephesus] and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God” (Acts 19:8). After this time, “some [of his hearers] were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way [of salvation that Paul proclaimed]” (Acts 19:9). And so, going to the Jew first and being rejected, he then turned to the Greek to preach to them (Rom. 1:16), “reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus” (Acts 19:9). For two years, Paul was doing this. His ministry was being known far and wide, “so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks” (Acts 19:10). The picture we get is this. Paul was in Ephesus, a cultural center of Asia Minor, preaching with all who were willing to come to the school of Tyrannus and listen to his message. Through his speaking, there were those who were believed in the message he pro
