Apollos Acts 18:24-28
Information About Apollos Probably a Greek speaking Jew Born at Alexandria (Egypt) Had a library of 7M volumes A chief seat of Jewish learning School rivaled Gamaliel’s (Acts 5:34; 22:3) Septuagint written there in mid 3rd century
Information About Apollos Description Eloquent (v. 24) Mighty in the Scriptures (v. 24) Fervent in spirit (v. 25) Spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord (v. 25)
Information About Apollos Knew only the baptism of John (v. 25) John’s baptism preparatory (Matt. 11:10; cf. Mal. 3:1) Commanded by God (Lk. 7:29-30) Obey Christ - - confess Christ (Acts 8:37) Jesus’ baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19) - - not so John’s
Information About Apollos Was Apollos re-baptized? Perhaps, cf. Acts 19:1-7) Apollos was willing to listen (v. 26) He spoke boldly, yet incompletely Aquila and Priscilla (‘they”) taught him more accurately
Good Character Of Apollos Apollos was highly respected and regarded (v. 27) He was willing to listen Once corrected he accepted the truth As vigorous as ever (v. 28) Now he preached Christ
Some Things About His Work He went to Corinth (Acts 19:1) Successful (1 Cor. 3:4-8) Unfortunately, factions arose (1 Cor. 1:10-16) Ought not to be (1 Cor. 4:6) A desire for him to return to Corinth (1 Cor. 16:12)