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Acts 18:24

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 24 Now a Jew named A·polʹlos,+ a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephʹe·sus; he was an eloquent man who was well-versed in the Scriptures.

Acts 18:24

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 24 Now a certain Jew named A·polʹlos,+ a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, arrived in Ephʹe·sus; and he was well versed in the Scriptures.+

Acts 18:24

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 24 Ἰουδαῖος Jew δέ but τις some ᾿Απολλὼς Apollos ὀνόματι, to name, ᾿Αλεξανδρεὺς Alexandrian τῷ to the γένει, race, ἀνὴρ male person λόγιος, eloquent, κατήντησεν he attained down εἰς into Ἔφεσον, Ephesus, δυνατὸς powerful ὢν being ἐν in ταῖς the γραφαῖς. Scriptures.

Acts 18:24

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

Acts 18:24

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

Acts 18:24

The Bible in Living English
- 24 But a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by family, an eloquent man, made his appearance in Ephesus, showing himself strong in the Scriptures.

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 18:24
  
  Apollos: A Jewish Christian who had apparently been raised in the city of Alexandria, the capital of the Roman province of Egypt. Alexandria was a center of higher learning, renowned for its great library. It was the largest city in the Roman Empire after Rome and had a large Jewish population. It was one of the most important centers of culture and learning for both Jews and Greeks. The Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures known as the Septuagint was produced there. This background may help explain why Apollos is described as being well-versed [lit., “powerful”] in the Scriptures, that is, the inspired Hebrew Scriptures.