Act 18:24-28, 1Cor 1:12, 3:4-7, 16:12 | ESV | STEP | Now a Jew named Apollos , a native of Alexandria , came to Ephesus . He was an eloquent man , competent in the Scriptures .

Acts 18:24-28

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

24 Now a Jew named ^aApollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, ^bcompetent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in ^cthe way of the Lord. And ^dbeing fervent in spirit, ^{▼▼Or in the Spirit} he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only ^fthe baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when ^gPriscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^hthe way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wished to cross to ⁱAchaia, ^jthe brothers encouraged him and ^kwrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, ^lhe greatly helped those who through grace had believed, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures ^mthat the Christ was Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:12

12 What I mean is that ⁿeach one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow ^oApollos,” or “I follow ^pCephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:4-7

4 For ^qwhen one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” ^rare you not being merely human?

5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? ^sServants through whom you believed, ^tas the Lord assigned to each. 6 ^uI planted, ^vApollos watered, ^wbut God gave the growth. 7 So ^xneither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

1 Corinthians 16:12

Final Instructions

12 Now concerning ^your brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his will ^{▼▼Or God’s will for him} to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.