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Crispus

Crispus (1): kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians (1Co 1:14). He had been ruler of the Jewish synagogue, but he "believed in the Lord with all...

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Crispus (1):

kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians (1Co 1:14). He had been ruler of the Jewish synagogue, but he "believed in the Lord with all his house"; and, following Paul, withdrew from the synagogue (Act 18:7, Act 18:8). He seems to have been succeeded by Sosthenes (Ac 18:17). According to tradition he became bishop of Aegina.

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kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians (1Co 1:14). He had been ruler of the Jewish synagogue, but he "believed in the Lord with all his house"; and, following Paul, withdrew from the synagogue (Act 18:7, Act 18:8). He seems to have been succeeded by Sosthenes (Ac 18:17). According to tradition he became bishop of Aegina.

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