It was at this time that Apollos, an Alexandrian Jew, visited Ephesus. He had received the highest Grecian culture, and was a scholar and an orator. He had heard the teachings of John the Baptist, had received the baptism of repentance, and was a living witness that the work of the prophet was not in vain. Apollos was a thorough student of the prophecies, and an able expounder of the Scriptures, publicly proclaiming his faith in Christ, as far as he himself had received the light.{LP 119.1}

Det var på dette tidspunkt at Apollos, en alexandrinsk jøde, besøgte Efesus. Han havde fået den højeste græske dannelse, og var videnskabsmand og taler. Han havde hørt Johannes Døbers lære, havde fået omvendelsesdåben, og var et levende vidne for at profetens arbejde ikke var forgæves. Apollos studerende profetierne grundigt, og var dygtig til at forklare skriften, proklamere sin tro på Kristus offentligt, så vidt som han selv havde fået lyset.