Acts 18:18-19:7

English Standard Version

Paul Returns to Antioch

¹⁸ After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of ^(A)the brothers^[a] and set sail for Syria, and with him ^(B)Priscilla and Aquila. At ^(C)Cenchreae ^(D)he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow. ¹⁹ And they came to ^(E)Ephesus, and he left them there, but ^(F)he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. ²¹ But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you ^(G)if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

²² When he had landed at Caesarea, he ^(H)went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. ²³ After spending some time there, he departed and ^(I)went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, ^(J)strengthening all the disciples.

Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus

²⁴ Now a Jew named ^(K)Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, ^(L)competent in the Scriptures. ²⁵ He had been instructed in ^(M)the way of the Lord. And ^(N)being fervent in spirit,^[b] he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only ^(O)the baptism of John. ²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when ^(P)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^(Q)the way of God more accurately. ²⁷ And when he wished to cross to ^(R)Achaia, ^(S)the brothers encouraged him and ^(T)wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, ^(U)he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, ²⁸ for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures ^(V)that the Christ was Jesus.

Paul in Ephesus

19 And it happened that while ^(W)Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed ^(X)through the inland^[c] country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. ² And he said to them, ^(Y)“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, ^(Z)we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” ³ And he said, ^(AA)“Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into ^(AB)John's baptism.” ⁴ And Paul said, ^(AC)“John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people ^(AD)to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” ⁵ On hearing this, ^(AE)they were baptized in^[d] the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ And ^(AF)when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and ^(AG)they began speaking in tongues and ^(AH)prophesying. ⁷ There were about twelve men in all.