KJV King James Version
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
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Acts 18:24
And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
WEB World English Bible
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
ASV American Standard Version
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,
Surrounding context — Acts 18
21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
23 And after he had spent some time [there], he departed, and went over [all] the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
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ἸουδαῖοςG2453 · IoudaiosJewδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneἈπολλῶςG625 · ApollōsApollosὀνόματι,G3686 · onomanameἈλεξανδρεὺςG221 · AlexandreusAlexandrianτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoγένει,G1085 · genosfamily: descendantἀνὴρG435 · anērmanλόγιος,G3052 · logioslearnedκατήντησενG2658 · katantaōto come toεἰςG1519 · eistowardἜφεσονG2181 · ephesosEphesusδυνατὸςG1415 · dunatosableὢνG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγραφαῖς.G1124 · graphēa writing
Cross-references
Titus 3:13Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.1 Corinthians 4:6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.1 Corinthians 3:5-6Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?1 Corinthians 1:12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.1 Corinthians 16:12As touching [our] brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Exodus 4:10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:Ezra 7:6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.2 Corinthians 10:10For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech contemptible.1 Corinthians 2:1-2And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.Matthew 13:52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [which is] instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure [things] new and old.Acts 27:6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.Acts 7:22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time.Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.Acts 18:28For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
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