Apollos

Family: Christian · Role: teacher · First appears: Acts 18

In Acts 18 at Ephesus, Aquila and Priscilla took Apollos in and instructed him more fully in the way of God. When he came to Achaia, he was received there and greatly helped those who believed.

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul and Apollos were described as ministers through whom the Corinthians believed: Paul planted, Apollos watered, and God gave the increase, for they were “labourers together with God.” In 1 Corinthians 16, Paul greatly desired Apollos to visit the Corinthians, but Apollos declined at that time and intended to come when he had a convenient opportunity. In Titus 3, Paul instructed Titus to bring Apollos and Zenas safely on their journey.

Relationship record

Life events

• Aquila and Priscilla instructed Apollos more fully in the way of God.(Acts 18 · 📍 Ephesus)
  • With: Aquila Priscilla
  • “whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”
• Apollos was received in Achaia and greatly helped those who believed.(Acts 18 · 📍 Achaia)
  • “who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:”
• Paul and Apollos ministered through whom the Corinthians believed.(1 Corinthians 3)
  • With: Paul
  • “Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?”
• Paul planted and Apollos watered, while God caused the increase.(1 Corinthians 3)
  • With: Paul God
  • “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”
• Apollos declines Paul’s desired visit for now but intends to come later.(1 Corinthians 16)
  • With: Paul
  • “but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.”
• Paul instructs Titus to bring Zenas and Apollos safely on their journey.(Titus 3)
  • With: Paul Titus Zenas
  • “Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.”

Acts 18

• mentor: Aquila “whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”
• mentor: Priscilla “whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”

1 Corinthians 3

• with Paul (Paul and Apollos are presented as fellow labourers with complementary ministries.) “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God”
• with God (Apollos is included in the collective labourers identified in the surrounding passage.) “For we are labourers together with God”

1 Corinthians 16

• friends with Paul “As 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.”
• with Paul (Apollos is called Paul's brother in the Christian community.) “As 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.”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.