visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order,
and strengthening all the disciples.
018:024 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native
of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed
in the Scriptures.
018:025 He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of
the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak
and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew
of no baptism but John's.
018:026 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla
and Aquila, after hearing him, took him home and explained
God's way to him more accurately.
018:027 Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece,
the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them
to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered
valuable help to those who through grace had believed;
018:028 for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument,
proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
019:001 During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing
through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found
a few disciples.
019:002 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?"
he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear
that there is a Holy Spirit."
019:003 "Into what then were you baptized?" he asked.
"Into John's baptism," they replied.
019:004 "John," he said, "administered a baptism of repentance,
bidding the people believe on One who was to come after him;
namely, on Jesus."
019:005 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;