Paul and Apollos were in perfect harmony. The latter was disappointed and grieved because of the dissension in the church at Corinth; he took no advantage of the preference shown to himself, nor did he encourage it, but hastily left the field of strife. When Paul afterward urged him to revisit Corinth, he declined and did not again labor there until long afterward when the church had reached a better spiritual state.

Paulus og Apollos var fuldstændig enige. Apollos var skuffet og bedrøvet på grund af splittelsen i menigheden i Korint; han benyttede sig ikke af, at nogle foretrak ham, og opmuntrede heller ikke til det, men han trak sig hastigt tilbage fra valpladsen. Da Paulus senere tilskyndede ham til atter at besøge Korint, afslog han det, og først langt senere genoptog han arbejdet dér, da menigheden var nået til bedre åndelige forhold.