Gaius is the Greek spelling for the male Roman name Caius, a figure in the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

of the

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. # A

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, Gaius is mentioned in Macedonia as a traveling companion of

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, along with Aristarchus (

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

19:29). # One chapter later, Gaius who has a residence in

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is named as one of Paul's seven traveling companions who waited for him at

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( Acts 20:4). # Gaius is mentioned as having a residence in

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

as being one of only a few people there (the others being Crispus and the household of Stephanas) who were baptised by

, who founded the Church in that city (

1 Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-aut ...

). # Gaius is referred to in a final greeting portion of the

Epistle to the Romans The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by Paul the Apostle to explain that salvation is offered through the gospel of J ...

( Romans 16:23) as Paul's "host" and also host of the whole church, in whatever city Paul is writing from at the time. In all likelihood, this was Corinth. # Lastly,

Gaius of Ephesus Gaius of Ephesus (also Gaios) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Ephesus (Romans 16:23). The Catholic Church remembers St. Gaius on January 4 among the Seventy, and on November 5. Possible reference in scripture It has bee ...

to whom the third Epistle of John is addressed (). He may be Gaius mentioned in any of the other contexts.

References

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