¹⁹ And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

¹⁸ The Lord ^(A)grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord ^(B)in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he ^(C)ministered ^[a]to me at Ephesus.

No Other Doctrine

³ As I urged you ^(A)when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may ^[a]charge some ^(B)that they teach no other doctrine,

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:

⁸ But I will tarry in Ephesus until ^(A)Pentecost.

³² If, in the manner of men, ^(A)I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, ^(B)“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for ^(A)he was hurrying ^(B)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on ^(C)the Day of Pentecost.

Paul at Ephesus

19 And it happened, while ^(A)Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through ^(B)the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples

Ministry of Apollos

^24 (A)Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

^4 (A)And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.