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Christ, the new birth, the indwelling Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit, the body of Christ, the
church, the bride of Christ, and many other areas of the age of grace.

18:25 fervent, zeo (dzeh-oh); Compare “zeal,” “zeolite,” or “seethe.” Living fervor, fiery
hot, full of burning zeal. It is the opposite of dignified, cold, and unemotional. In a
Christian context it signifies a high spiritual temperature, inflamed by the Holy Spirit.
Apollos was a complete man, articulate in Scripture and full of spiritual fervency.

Act 18:26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him,
they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Aquila and Priscilla hear Apollos speak in the temple and know immediately he has no
knowledge of the new covenant. After having spent much time with Paul, they are capable to
lead him into the deeper truths of the dispensation of the church.

Act 18:27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples
to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

Achaia is southern Greece. He goes there with letters of recommendation and is able to help
the new believers who have recently been saved by grace.
Act 18:28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is
the Christ.

The strength of Apollos is leading Jews to the Lord Jesus through Old Testament scriptures.