8. 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].
many of the Corinthians . . . believed and were baptized--The beginning
of the church gathered there.
JFB.
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