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Now Paul, when he had remained many days longer, ^(C1)took leave of ^(C2)the brothers and sisters and sailed away to ^(C3)Syria, and ^(C4)Priscilla and ^(C4)Aquila were with him. ^(F1)Paul first ^(C5)had his hair cut at ^(C6)Cenchrea, for he was keeping a vow.

They came to ^(C1)Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered ^(C2)the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

but ^(C1)took leave of them and said, "I will return to you again ^(C2)if God wills," and he set sail from ^(C3)Ephesus.

When he had landed in ^(C1)Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to ^(C2)Antioch.

And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the ^(C1)Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Now a Jew named ^(C1)Apollos, an ^(C2)Alexandrian by birth, ^(F1)an eloquent man, came to ^(C3)Ephesus; and he was proficient in the Scriptures.

This man had been instructed in ^(C1)the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was accurately speaking and teaching things about Jesus, being acquainted only with ^(C2)the baptism of John;

and ^(F1)he began speaking boldly in the synagogue. But when ^(C1)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained ^(C2)the way of God more accurately to him.

And when he wanted to go across to ^(C1)Achaia, ^(C2)the brothers encouraged him and wrote to ^(C3)the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly ^(F1)helped those who had believed through grace,

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating ^(C1)by the Scriptures that ^(C2)Jesus was the ^(F1)Christ.