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Justus
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(1.) Another name for Joseph, surnamed Barsabas. He and Matthias are mentioned only in Acts 1:23. “They must have been among the earliest disciples of Jesus, and must have been faithful to the end; they must have been well known and esteemed among the brethren. What became of them afterwards, and what work they did, are entirely unknown” (Lindsay’s Acts of the Apostles). (2.) A Jewish proselyte at Corinth, in whose house, next door to the synagogue, Paul held meetings and preached after he left the synagogue (Acts 18:7). (3.) A Jewish Christian, called Jesus, Paul’s only fellow-labourer at Rome, where he wrote his Epistle to the Colossians (Col. 4:11).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JUS'TUS (just). A surname of Joseph called Barsabas, Acts 1:23. See Joseph, 10. The Jewish proselyte in Corinth in whose house Paul preached - not lodged, for he stopped with Aquila, Acts 18:7. A surname of Jesus, a fellow worker of Paul, Col 4:11. The Jewish proselyte in Corinth in whose house Paul preached - not lodged, for he stopped with Aquila, Acts 18:7. A surname of Jesus, a fellow worker of Paul, Col 4:11.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JUS'TUS (just). A surname of Joseph called Barsabas, Acts 1:23. See Joseph, 10. The Jewish proselyte in Corinth in whose house Paul preached - not lodged, for he stopped with Aquila, Acts 18:7. A surname of Jesus, a fellow worker of Paul, Col 4:11.