Acts 18:19-28

¹⁹They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.

²⁰They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.

²¹He said his goodbyes, and set sail from Ephesus, telling them, “I'll come back and see you if it's God's will.”

²²After landing at Caesarea he went to greet the church members, and then carried on to Antioch.

²³He spent some time there and then went from town to town through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, encouraging all the believers.

²⁴In the meantime a Jew named Apollos, originally from Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was a gifted speaker who knew the Scriptures well.

²⁵He had been taught the way of the Lord. He was spiritually passionate, and in his speaking and teaching he presented Jesus accurately, but he only knew about John's baptism.

²⁶He started speaking openly in the synagogue. So when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to join them and explained the way of God to him more fully.

²⁷When he decided to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples there telling them to welcome him. When he arrived he was very helpful to those who through grace trusted God,

²⁸because he was able to strongly refute the Jews in public debate, demonstrating from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.