Man living at the time of the New Testament
Gaius, a Macedonian and traveling companion of Paul, was seized along with Aristarchus during the riot in Ephesus.
🗺 Places mentioned alongside Gaius on the map →
Gaius, a Macedonian, was one of Paul's traveling companions during his third missionary journey. In Act.19.29, Gaius and Aristarchus, another Macedonian, were seized by the mob during the riot in Ephesus. The riot was instigated by Demetrius, a silversmith who made shrines of Artemis, because he felt threatened by Paul's preaching and the spread of Christianity in the city. The mob dragged Gaius and Aristarchus into the theater, but Paul was prevented from entering by his disciples and some officials of the province of Asia who were his friends. The incident highlights the opposition and dangers faced by Paul and his companions as they spread the gospel in pagan cities.
More background: search Wikipedia ↗
1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G1050
Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paulʼs traveling companions from Macedonia.
Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.