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Apollos

A learned Jew from Alexandria, mighty in the Scriptures and a gifted preacher; Priscilla and Aquila explained the way of God to him more fully, and he became an important evangelist.

  • Early Church
  • Missionary

Awaiting theological review

What we know — and how

Scripture tells us

  • He preached in Ephesus and then in Corinth, where Paul says: I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.(Acts of the Apostles 18:24–28; 1 Corinthians 3:5–6)

Key passages