Acts 18:4
4Every Sabbath he would argue in the synagogue and try to persuade both Jews and Greeks.Acts 17:2Acts 18:8
8Now Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole family. Many Corinthians who heard Paul also believed and were baptized.1Cor 1:14Acts 18:11
11So he lived there for a year and a half and continued to teach the word of God among them.Acts 18:24
24Apollos Preaches in EphesusMeanwhile, a Jew named Apollos arrived in Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria and an eloquent man, one powerful in the Scriptures.1Cor 1:12; 3:5-6; 4:6; Titus 3:13Acts 18:27
27When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote and urged the disciples to welcome him. On his arrival he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.1Cor 3:6Acts 19:1
1Paul in EphesusIt was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul passed through the inland districts and came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there1Cor 1:12; 3:5-61 Corinthians 1:30
30It is because of him that you are in union with Christ Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.Jer 23:5-6; John 17:19; Rom 4:25; 1Cor 1:24; 2Cor 5:21; Eph 1:7; Phil 3:91 Corinthians 4:15
15You may have 10,000 guardians in Christ, but not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.Acts 18:11; Rom 15:20; 1Cor 3:6; Gal 4:19; James 1:181 Corinthians 9:1
1The Rights of an ApostleI am free, am I not? I am an apostle, am I not? I have seen Jesus our Lord, haven't I? You are my work in the Lord, aren't you?Acts 9:3, 15, 17; 13:2; 18:9; 23:11; 26:17; 1Cor 3:6; 4:15; 15:8; 2Cor 12:12; Gal 2:7-8; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:112 Corinthians 3:5
5By ourselves we are not qualified to claim that anything comes from us. Rather, our credentials come from God,John 15:5; 1Cor 15:10; 2Cor 2:16; Phil 2:132 Corinthians 10:14-15
14For it is not as though we were overstepping our limits when we came to you. We were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.1Cor 3:5, 10; 4:15; 9:1 15We are not boasting about the work done by others that cannot be evaluated. On the contrary, we cherish the hope that your faith may continue to grow and enlarge our sphere of action among you until it overflows.Rom 15:20
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