Justus: 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
(Colossians 4:11)
