Far from trying to set himself up as the leader of a faction, Apollos had left Corinth, had returned to Ephesus, and was with Paul when he wrote the first letter to the divided congregation.
Apolls nepavisam nebija mēģinājis kļūt par kādas grupas vadoni, bet bija atstājis Korintu un atgriezies Efesā; kad Pāvils rakstīja savu pirmo vēstuli sašķeltajai draudzei, Apolls bija kopā ar viņu.