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Acts 18:27
ESV And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,
NIV When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
NASB And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,
CSB When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers and sisters wrote to the disciples to welcome him. After he arrived, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
NLT Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s grace, had believed.
KJV And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

What does Acts 18:27 mean?

All things considered, the Jesus-followers in Ephesus work quickly. On his way home from his second missionary journey, it appears Paul spent only one day in the synagogue, explaining how Jesus of Nazareth fits the prophecies of the Jewish Messiah. He leaves behind Priscilla and Aquila and continues on his way (Acts 18:19–21). While worshiping in the synagogue, Priscilla and Aquila hear Apollos preach. A Jew from the academic city of Alexandria, Apollos, knows John the Baptist's message of repentance and some about Jesus, but he doesn't seem to fully understand how Jesus offers reconciliation with God. Priscilla and Aquila pull him aside and show him (Acts 18:24–26).

Now, Apollos is ready to move on and spread the story of Jesus. He decides he needs to go to Corinth to continue the work Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila started. The church in Corinth welcomes him, some even trying to turn him into a sect leader (1 Corinthians 1:12). Paul considers him a fellow worker (1 Corinthians 3:9). Apollos builds up those who came to Christ during Paul's eighteen-month stay and continues to try to convince the Jews in the synagogue that Jesus is the Messiah (Acts 18:11, 28).

Achaia is the province that includes the large island-like mass connected to southern Greece by a narrow isthmus. Corinth is the capital of Achaia. The "brothers" are those Jews and Gentile God-fearers who accepted Jesus as their Savior either when Paul was there or through the teaching of Priscilla and Aquila.
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