Note 1 at Col. 4:7: Tychicus was a leader in the church, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and servant with the apostle Paul. Obviously, according to verse 8, he carried this letter to the Colossians along with Onesimus (see note 2 at v. 9). This is supported by the subscript at the end of this chapter which appears in some Bibles. His purpose in coming to the Colossian church was to make them aware of Paul's circumstances and to also encourage them (v. 8).

The International Inductive Study N.T. (IISNT) states, "Tychicus, a native of Corinth, joined Paul there on his last missionary journey (Acts 20:4-5), and remained with the apostle and served him for many years (Eph. 6:21; 2 Tim. 4:12; Ti. 3:12)."

"Legend has it that Tychicus became bishop of Chalcedon in Asia Minor, and died a martyr" (Everyone in the Bible, by William Barker, p. 346). See note 6 at Acts 20:4, page 694 and note 1 at Ephesians 6:21, page 1146 for more information on Tychicus.