Chance, an Asiatic Christian, a “faithful minister in the Lord” ([Eph. 6:21](/eph#Eph.6.21), [22](/eph#Eph.6.22)), who, with Trophimus, accompanied Paul on a part of his journey from Macedonia to Jerusalem ([Acts 20:4](/acts#Acts.20.4)). He is alluded to also in [Col. 4:7](/col#Col.4.7), [Titus 3:12](/titus#Titus.3.12), and [2 Tim. 4:12](/2tim#2Tim.4.12) as having been with Paul at Rome, whence he sent him to Ephesus, probably for the purpose of building up and encouraging the church there.