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Flavius Julius Crispus (/ ˈ k r ɪ s p ə s /; c. 300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326.
Crispus (born c. 305—died 326, Pola, Venetia) was the eldest son of Constantine the Great who was executed under mysterious circumstances on his father’s orders.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Crispus was a leader of the synagogue in Corinth, Greece (Acts 18:8). He was a Jewish religious leader but became a believer in Jesus after Paul shared the gospel with the Corinthians. Crispus’s conversion happened during Paul’s second missionary journey.
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Flavius Julius Crispus ( / ˈkrɪspəs /; c. 300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague ( caesar) from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326.
CRISPUS ( Κρίσπος, G3214, from Lat. “curled,” “curly”) a superintendent of the Corinthian synagogue and an early convert there with his family ( Acts 18:8 ), baptized by Paul (who baptized very few Corinthians, 1 Cor 1:14 ).
CRISPUS. kris'-pus (Krispos, "curled"): One of the small number baptized by Paul among the Corinthian Christians ( 1 Corinthians 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 ( Acts 18:7, 8 ).
Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household [joyfully acknowledging Him as Messiah and Savior]; and many of the Corinthians who heard [Paul’s message] were believing and being baptized. Christian Standard Bible.
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