23. Gaius mine host, and--the host
of the whole church--(See
Ac 20:4).
It would appear that he was one of only two persons whom Paul baptized
with his own hand (compare
3Jo 1).
His Christianhospitality appears to have been something uncommon.
Erastus the chamberlain--"treasurer."
of the city--doubtless of Corinth. (See
Ac 19:22;
2Ti 4:20).
and Quartus a brother--rather, "the" or "our brother"; as Sosthenes
and Timothy are called
(1Co 1:1;
2Co 1:1,
Greek). Nothing more is known of this Quartus.
JFB.
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