24. Now a certain Jew named APOLLOS, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

25. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

26. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

27. When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

28. for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

While APOLLOS was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow APOLLOS," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."

4. For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow APOLLOS," aren't you fleshly?

5. Who then is APOLLOS, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

6. I planted. APOLLOS watered. But God gave the increase.

7. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.