And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
God's providence placed Apollos in Ephesus to fill the gap Paul left behind, a deliberate ordering of affairs. Luke commends him first for eloquence and mastery of Scripture, and rightly so: skill in speech and reasoning, when stripped of vanity and ambition, serves the Gospel well, though I grant that Paul lacked such polish, the better to display the Spirit's power in plain words.
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Apollos came to Ephesus furnished with two great gifts: eloquence, he could speak pertinently and fluently, and mighty knowledge of the Old Testament Scriptures. These qualifications fitted him admirably for a public place like Ephesus, where he traded this talent for God's honor and the good of many.
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Commenting on Acts 18:24-28
When Aquila and Priscilla heard him speak boldly in the synagogue, they marked a deficiency in his teaching. Rather than shame him publicly, which would dishonor the Gospel and stumble young converts, they took him aside privately and expounded the way of God more perfectly, freely sharing what they themselves had received from Paul.
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