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Philetus

(Encyclopedia)Philetus fīlēˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul. ...

Tertullus

(Encyclopedia)Tertullus tərtŭlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, accuser of Paul before Felix. ...

Zenas

(Encyclopedia)Zenas zēˈnăs [key], in the New Testament, lawyer and follower of Paul. ...

Narcissus, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Narcissus närsĭsˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian. ...

Tertius

(Encyclopedia)Tertius tûrˈshəs [key], in the New Testament, amanuensis of the Letter to the Romans. ...

Bartimaeus

(Encyclopedia)Bartimaeus bärtīmēˈəs [key], in the New Testament, blind man to whom Jesus restored sight. ...

Crescens

(Encyclopedia)Crescens krĕsˈənz [key], in the New Testament, companion of Paul, a missionary in Galatia. ...

Crispus

(Encyclopedia)Crispus krĭsˈpəs [key], in the New Testament, prominent Corinthian Jew converted by St. Paul. ...

Chuza

(Encyclopedia)Chuza kyo͞oˈzə [key], in the New Testament, steward of Herod Antipas. ...

prodigal son

(Encyclopedia)prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with joyful welcome. ...

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