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APOLO - APOLLOS Munthu wa Chipangano Chatsopano Apolo The New Testament character Apollos was a anali munthu wophunzira kwambiri kuchokera well-educated man from the city of Alexandria ku mzinda in Egypt. He was well acquainted with the Old wa Alexandria ku Egypt . Ankadziwa bwino Testament scriptures and was familiar with malemba a Chipangano Chakale ndipo anali John the Baptist's teachings. About A.D. 56 he wodziwa bwino ndi ziphunzitso za Yohane came to Ephesus where he began to teach in M'batizi. Pafupifupi AD 56 anafika the synagogue "the things of the Lord, knowing ku Efesokomwe adayamba kuphunzitsa only the baptism of John". m'sunagoge "zinthu za Ambuye, podziwa ubatizo wa Yohane". Akula ndi mkazi wake Priscilla anali ku Aquila and his wife Priscilla were at the church tchalitchi ku Efeso ndipo anamva Apolo in Ephesus and heard Apollos speaking. They akulankhula.Anam'tenga pambali took him aside and provided him with ndikumupatsa chiphunzitso chophunzitsira doctrinal teaching to bring him up to date kuti amukambitse za Khristu, Mtanda, about Christ, the Cross, the Resurrection, etc. Chiukitsiro, ndi zina zotero. Pambuyo pa izi, After this, Apollos went to preach in Achaia, Apolo anapita kukalalikira ku Akaya, especially at Corinth, having been highly makamaka ku Korinto , pokhala recommended by the Ephesian Christians. He akulimbikitsidwa ndi Akhristu a ku Efeso. Iye was very effective in representing the claims of anali wokhoza kuimira zonena za Khristu kwa Christ to the Jews. Ayuda. Machitidwe 18: 24-28 Acts 18:24-28 Ndipo Myuda wina dzina lake Apolo, wobadwa ku Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian Alesandriya, munthu wozindikira, anadza ku by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and Efeso;ndipo adali wamphamvu he was mighty in the Scriptures. This man had m'malembo. Munthu uyu anali ataphunzitsidwa been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being njira ya Ambuye; ndipo pokhala wolimba mtima fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching mumzimu, anali kulankhula ndi kuphunzitsa accurately the things concerning Jesus, being molondola zinthu zokhudza Yesu, podziwa acquainted only with the baptism of John; and he ubatizo wa Yohane; ndipo adayankhula molimba began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But mtima m'sunagoge. Koma pamene Priskila when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took ndi Akula anamva iye, adamtengera pambali him aside and explained to him the way of God ndikumufotokozera njira ya Mulungu more accurately. And when he wanted to go molondola.Ndipo pamene adafuna kuwoloka ku across to Achaia, the brethren encouraged him Akaya, abale adamlimbikitsa, nalembera and wrote to the disciples to welcome him; and ophunzira kuti amlandire; ndipo pamene adadza, when he had arrived, he helped greatly those adathandizira kwambiri iwo omwe adakhulupirira who had believed through grace; for he kupyolera mu chisomo; pakuti adawakana powerfully refuted the Jews in public, mwamphamvu Ayuda poyera, akusonyeza mwa demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was malembo kuti Yesu anali Khristu. the Christ. Machitidwe 19: 1 Acts 19:1 Ndipo pamene Apolo adali ku Korinto, Paulo And it came about that while Apollos was at adadutsa m'dera lakumtunda, nadza ku Efeso, Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper napeza wophunzira, country came to Ephesus, and found some disciples, Ku Korinto , Apolo adathandizanso "kuthirira" In Corinth, Apollos was also very useful in

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mbeu yauzimu yomwe Paulo adabzala. Iye "watering" the spiritual seed which Paul had anali ndithudi mphunzitsi waluso wa choonadi planted. He was obviously a skilled teacher of cha Baibulo ndipo amayamikiridwa kwambiri Bible truth and much appreciated by the ndi okhulupirira kumeneko. Mwatsoka, believers there. Unfortunately, many of the okhulupilira ambiri a ku Korinto adakondana Corinthian believers became so attached to him naye kotero kuti adayambitsa chisokonezo mu that they produced a schism in the church, with tchalitchi, ena adatenga mbali ya Apolo, ena a some taking Apollos' part, some Paul's, and Paulo, ndipo ena sankathawa. Koma some staying out of the conflict. But it is n'zoonekeratu kuti Apolo obvious that Apollos did not encourage this sanalimbikitse phwandoli, akuwona momwe party feeling, seen in the approving way Paul Paulo akulankhulira za iye komanso kuti Apolo speaks of him and in the fact that Apollos did sanafune kubwerera ku Korinto pamene adali not want to return to Corinth when he was ndi Paulo ku Efeso (1 Akorinto 16:12). with Paul at Ephesus (1 Corinthians 16:12). 1 Akorinto 1:12 1 Corinthians 1:12 Tsopano ine ndikutanthauza izi, kuti aliyense wa Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I inu akunena, "Ine ndine wa Paulo," ndi "Ine wa am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," Apolo," ndi "Ine wa Kefa," ndi "Ine wa Khristu." and "I of Christ." 1 Akorinto 3: 4-6 1 Corinthians 3:4-6 Pakuti pamene wina ati, "Ine ndine wa Paulo," For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I ndipo wina, "Ine ndine wa Apolo," kodi simuli am of Apollos," are you not {mere} men? What amuna?Nanga Apolo ndiye chiyani? Ndipo Paulo then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants ndi chiyani? Atumiki kudzera mwa omwe through whom you believed, even as the Lord mudakhulupirira, monga Ambuye adapatsa gave {opportunity} to each one. I planted, Apollos mwayi kwa aliyense. Ine ndinabzala, Apolo watered, but God was causing the growth. anamwetsa, koma Mulungu anali kuchititsa kukula. 1 Akorinto 3:22 1 Corinthians 3:22 kaya Paulo kapena Apolo kapena Kefa kapena whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world dziko lapansi kapena moyo kapena imfa kapena or life or death or things present or things to zinthu zomwe ziripo kapena zinthu come; all things belong to you, zikubwera; zinthu zonse ndi zanu, 1 Akorinto 4: 6 1 Corinthians 4:6 Tsopano zinthu izi, abale, ine mophiphiritsira Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively ndagwiritsira ntchito kwa ine ndekha ndi Apolo applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that chifukwa cha inu, kuti mwa ife muphunzire in us you might learn not to exceed what is kusapitirira zomwe zalembedwa, kuti pasakhale written, in order that no one of you might wina wa inu wodzikuza chifukwa cha wina ndi become arrogant in behalf of one against the mzake. other. 1 Akorinto 16:12 1 Corinthians 16:12 Koma za Apolo m'bale wathu, ndinamulimbikitsa But concerning Apollos our brother, I encouraged kwambiri kuti abwere kwa inu pamodzi ndi him greatly to come to you with the brethren; abale;ndipo sizinali zofuna zake kuti abwere and it was not at all his desire to come now, but tsopano, koma adzabwera pamene ali ndi mwayi. he will come when he has opportunity. Paulo akunenanso za Apolo kachiwiri mu Paul mentions Apollos again in Titus 3:13 and Tito3:13 ndipo adamuyamikira iye ndi Zenas recommends him and Zenas the lawyer to woweruza mlandu kwa Tito, podziwa kuti Titus, knowing that they intended to visit Crete. akufuna kupita ku Krete .

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Tito 3:13 Titus 3:13 Limbikitsani Zenas woweruza mlandu ndi Apolo Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on pa njira yawo kuti asasowe kanthu kalikonse. their way so that nothing is lacking for them. Jerome (abambo a tchalitchi) amakhulupilira Jerome (a church father) believed that Apollos kuti Apolo anakhalabe ku Krete mpaka atamva remained in Crete until he had heard that the kuti magulu a ku Korinto adachiritsidwa, ndipo divisions in Corinth had been healed, and that adabweranso ndipo anakhala bishopu wa he returned and became bishop of that city. mzindawo.