Topic
Gaius
12 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Romans 16:23Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A Corinthian, whom Paul baptized
Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
- 1 Corinthians 1:14Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A Corinthian, whom Paul baptized
I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
- Acts 19:29Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Macedonian, and a companion of Paul — Seized at Ephesus
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
- Acts 20:4Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A man of Derbe; accompanied Paul from Macedonia
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
- 3 John 1:1Easton · Nave 4. Man to whom John's third epistle was addressed
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
- John 1:1ISBE
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 1:2ISBE
The same was in the beginning with God.
- John 1:3ISBE
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
- John 1:4ISBE
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
- John 1:5ISBE
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
- John 1:6ISBE
¶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
- John 1:11ISBE
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
(1.) A Macedonian, Paul’s fellow-traveller, and his host at Corinth when he wrote his Epistle to the Romans (16:23). He with his household were baptized by Paul (1 Cor. 1:14). During a heathen outbreak against Paul at Ephesus the mob seized Gaius and Aristarchus because they could not find Paul, and rushed with them into the theatre. Some have identified this Gaius with No. (2).
(2.) A man of Derbe who accompanied Paul into Asia on his last journey to Jerusalem
(3.) A Christain of Asia Minor to whom John addressed his third epistle (3 John 1:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- A Macedonian who accompanied Paul in his travels, and whose life was in danger from the mob at Ephesus. (Acts 19:29) (A.D. 54.)
- Of Derbe. He went with Paul from Corinth in his last journey to Jerusalem. (Acts 20:4) (A.D. 54.)
- Of Corinth, whom Paul baptized and who was his host in his second journey in that city. (1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23) (These are supposed by some to be only one person.)
- John’s third epistle is addressed to Christian of this name. We may possibly identify him with No. 2.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
ga'-yus (Gaios; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Gaios):
(1) The Gaius to whom 3 Joh is addressed. He is spoken of as "the beloved" (3 Joh 1:1,2,5,11), "walking in the truth" (3 Joh 1:3,4), and doing "a faithful work" "toward them that are brethren and strangers withal" (3 Joh 1:5,6). He has been identified by some with the Gaius mentioned in the Apostolical Constitutions (VII, 46), as having been appointed bishop of Pergamum by John.
(2) Gaius of Macedonia, a "companion in travel" of Paul (Ac 19:29). He was one of those who were seized by Demetrius and the other silversmiths in the riot at Ephesus, during Paul's third missionary journey.
(3) Gaius of Derbe, who was among those who accompanied Paul from Greece "as far as Asia," during his third missionary journey (Ac 20:4). In the corresponding list given in the "Contendings of Paul" (compare Budge, Contendings of the Twelve Apostles, II, 592), the name of this Gaius is given as "Gallius."
(4) Gaius, the host of Paul when he wrote the Epistle to the Roman, and who joined in sending his salutations (Ro 16:23). As Paul wrote this epistle from Corinth, it is probable that this Gaius is identical with (5).
(5) Gaius, whom Paul baptized at Corinth (1Co 1:14).
C. M. Kerr
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 5 references, grouped by sub-topic
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.