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Acts 18:24

Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

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ASV

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.

KJV

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosA JewG2453 →
δέdenowG1161 →
τιςtiscertainG5100 →
ἈπολλῶςApollōsApollosG625 →
ὀνόματι,onomatinamed,G3686 →
ἈλεξανδρεὺςAlexandreusof AlexandriaG221 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
γένει,geneia native,G1085 →
ἀνὴρanēra manG435 →
λόγιος,logioseloquent,G3052 →
κατήντησενkatēntēsencameG2658 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
ἜφεσονEphesonEphesusG2181 →
δυνατὸςdunatosmightyG1415 →
ὢνōnbeingG1510 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
γραφαῖς.graphaisScriptures.G1124 →

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1 Corinthians 3:5–6What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.Titus 3:13Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.1 Corinthians 4:6Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.1 Corinthians 16:12Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.1 Corinthians 1:12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”Acts 18:19When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.Revelation 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.Exodus 4:10“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”1 Corinthians 2:1–2When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.Matthew 13:52Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”Acts 7:22So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.Acts 27:6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.Isaiah 3:3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.2 Corinthians 10:10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”Acts 6:9But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

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