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Acts 18:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A Jewish man named Apollos came to Ephesus. Apollos had been born in the city of Alexandria. He was a very good speaker and knew a lot about the Scriptures.

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Greetings from the great King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and expert in the teachings of the God of heaven.

Moses replied, “I have never been a good speaker. I wasn't one before you spoke to me, and I'm not one now. I am slow at speaking, and I can never think of what to say.”

So he told them, “Every student of the Scriptures who becomes a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like someone who brings out new and old treasures from the storeroom.”

“What do you mean?” Jesus asked. They answered: Those things that happened to Jesus from Nazareth. By what he did and said he showed that he was a powerful prophet, who pleased God and all the people.

The three of them arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He then went into the Jewish meeting place to talk with the people there.

He said goodbye to them and told them, “If God lets me, I will come back.”

He got into fierce arguments with the Jewish people, and in public he used the Scriptures to prove that Jesus is the Messiah.

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul travelled across the hill country to Ephesus, where he met some of the Lord's followers.

There the army captain found a ship from Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he ordered us to board that ship.

But some Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria were members of a group who called themselves “Free Men”. They started arguing with Stephen. Some others from Cilicia and Asia also argued with him.

Moses was given the best education in Egypt. He was a strong man and a powerful speaker.

They have said that some of you claim to follow me, while others claim to follow Apollos or Peter or Christ.

I have tried hard to get our friend Apollos to visit you with the other followers. He doesn't want to come just now, but he will come when he can.

Friends, I have used Apollos and myself as examples to teach you the meaning of the saying, “Follow the rules.” I want you to stop saying that one of us is better than the other.

Some of you are saying, “Paul's letters are harsh and powerful. But in person, he is a weakling and has nothing worth saying.”

Let the message about Christ completely fill your lives, while you use all your wisdom to teach and instruct each other. With thankful hearts, sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

When Zenas the lawyer and Apollos get ready to leave, help them as much as you can, so they won't have need of anything.




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