Mtakatifu Paulo
Mtume Paulo (7-67 hivi) ni mmisionari mkuu wa Yesu Kristo katika historia ya Kanisa.
Onesiforo
Kwa hiyo Paulo alimtakia huruma ya Mungu pamoja na familia yake.Because Paul speaks of Onesiphorus only in the past tense, wishes blessings upon his house (family), and mercy for him "in that day", some scholars believe that Onesiphorus had at this point died. Towards the end of the same letter, in , Paul sends greetings to "Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus", again apparently distinguishing the situation of Onesiphorus from that of the still living Prisca and Aquila. Paul's reference to Onesiphorus, along with , is cited by Catholics as one of the early examples of prayer for the dead,