Acts 18:24

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Summary

Acts 18:24

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Apollos

Alexandria

Acts 6:9

Acts 27:6

An

1 Corinthians 2:1

2 Corinthians 10:10

Mighty

Colossians 3:16

Bible References

Apollos

And it came to pass, while Apollos was in Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples;

Now I mean this: that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul;" and "I of Apollos;" and "I of Cephas:" and "I of Christ!"

What, then, is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and as the Lord gave to each.

Now these things, brethren, I have, in a figure, transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye may learn not to go beyond the things which have been written; that no one be puffed up for the one against the other.

But concerning Apollos, the brother, I besought him much to come to you with the brethren; and it was not at all his will to come now; but he will come, when he shall have opportunity.

Diligently send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, that nothing may be lacking to them.

Alexandria

But there arose some of those who were of the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it.

An

And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God;

because, "His letters, indeed," says one, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible."

Mighty

for powerfully was he refuting the Jews publicly, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

and He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe, having been made a disciple to the Kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old."

And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a Prophet, mighty in deed and word, before God and all the people:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts, to God.