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Crispus

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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CRISPUS . The chief ruler of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth ( Acts 18:8 ). Convinced by the reasonings of St. Paul that Jesus was the Messiah, he believed with all his house. The Apostle mentions him ( 1 Corinthians 1:14 ) as one of the few persons whom he himself had baptized.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Crispus'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​c/crispus.html. 1909.
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