Topic
Crescens
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Timothy 4:10Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A disciple with Paul at Rome
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Increasing, probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He was one of Paul’s assistants (2 Tim. 4:10), probably a Christian of Rome.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
kres'-enz (Kreskes, "increasing"): An assistant of Paul, mentioned in 2Ti 4:10 as having gone to Galatia. That he was one of the Seventy, and that he founded the church in Vienna in Gaul, are traditions without any trustworthy basis.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A disciple with Paul at Rome 2Ti 4:10
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.