Acts 18:19-27

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁹ They came to ^(A)Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered ^(B)the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, ²¹ but ^(C)taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again ^(D)if God wills,” he set sail from ^(E)Ephesus.

²² When he had landed at ^(F)Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to ^(G)Antioch.

Third Missionary Journey

²³ And having spent some time there, he left and passed successively through the ^(H)Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a Jew named ^(I)Apollos, an ^(J)Alexandrian by birth, ^[a]an eloquent man, came to ^(K)Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. ²⁵ This man had been instructed in ^(L)the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with ^(M)the baptism of John; ²⁶ and ^[b]he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when ^(N)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^(O)the way of God more accurately. ²⁷ And when he wanted to go across to ^(P)Achaia, ^(Q)the brethren encouraged him and wrote to ^(R)the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly ^[c]helped those who had believed through grace,