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Superintendent of the Corinthian synagogue
- 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).
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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.
Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house—an event felt to be so important that the apostle deviated from his usual practice (1Co 1:14-16) and baptized him, as well as Caius (Gaius) and the household of Stephanas, with his own hand [Howson].
Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
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; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, were believing and being baptized. NASB 1995.
"Believed in the Lord" means that Crispus believes that Jesus is the Son of God who came to earth as a human and died to cover his sin. Crispus believes that Jesus' resurrection proves that God accepts Jesus' sacrifice, and that it is Jesus' work, not his own, that will reconcile him to God.
It has also been suggested that Sosthenes is a later name of Crispus, who is mentioned in Acts 18:8 and 1 Corinthians 1:14, but Strong and McClintock say this "is arbitrary and unsupported". [3] He is traditionally listed among the Seventy Disciples of Luke 10:1. [4]
