{"query": "Easton: Disciple", "count": 17, "results": [{"id": "card_n_3dd7aa5595a0", "title": "Easton: Disciple", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A scholar, sometimes applied to the followers of John the Baptist (Matt. 9:14), and of the Pharisees (22:16), but principally to the followers of Christ. A disciple of Christ is one who (1) believes h"}, {"id": "card_n_f4ca4e01c4e4", "title": "Easton: Mnason", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Reminding, or remembrancer, a Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged (Acts 21:16). He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (11:19, 20), and was well known to the Christians of Caesar"}, {"id": "card_c_c74c3d1bfdcc", "title": "Easton: Disciple references Matthew", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Matthew. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_c_3302434000b2", "title": "Easton: Disciple cites Luke", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cites Luke 14:26 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_c_e8cc4c0695b7", "title": "Easton: Disciple cites John", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cites John 6:69 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_19c3ff099c6f", "title": "Easton: Epaphras", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Lovely, spoken of by Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12) as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. He was a distingui"}, {"id": "card_n_71788397837a", "title": "Easton: Rufus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Red, the son of Simon the Cyrenian (Mark 15:21), whom the Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross on which our Lord was crucified. Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Rom. 16:"}, {"id": "card_n_7af05e9697b8", "title": "Easton: Tabitha", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(in Greek called Dorcas), gazelle, a disciple at Joppa. She was distinguished for her alms-deeds and good works. Peter, who was sent for from Lydda on the occasion of her death, prayed over the dead b"}, {"id": "card_c_3de0b4b8b523", "title": "Easton: Disciple references John the Baptist", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions John the Baptist (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_n_7e99fc7b335a", "title": "Easton: Nicodemus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The people is victor, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. He is first noticed as visiting Jesus by night (John 3:1-21) for the purpose of learning more of his doctrines, which our Lord then unfo"}, {"id": "card_n_987b6375e5b0", "title": "Easton: Brother", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) In the natural and common sense (Matt. 1:2; Luke 3:1, 19). (2.) A near relation, a cousin (Gen. 13:8; 14:16; Matt. 12:46; John 7:3; Acts 1:14; Gal. 1:19). (3.) Simply a fellow-countryman (Matt. 5"}, {"id": "card_n_e72941a03901", "title": "Easton: Mark, Gospel according to", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "It is the current and apparently well-founded tradition that Mark derived his information mainly from the discourses of Peter. In his mother’s house he would have abundant opportunities of obtaining i"}, {"id": "card_n_f434f3cdb669", "title": "Easton: Matthew", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, passed the c"}, {"id": "card_n_5a4b51460cae", "title": "Easton: Andrew", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Matt. 4:18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose dis"}, {"id": "card_n_8c5e13cb9935", "title": "Easton: Timothy", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul’s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5). We know nothi"}, {"id": "card_n_4669537340e6", "title": "Easton: Cyprus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "One of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian coast. It was the “Chittim” of the Old Testament (Num. 24:24). The Gree"}, {"id": "card_n_7019813aec5d", "title": "Easton: Elisha", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his suc"}]}