Acts 18:24-28

The Early Ministry of Apollos

24 Now a certain Jew {named} Apollos, {a native} Alexandrian, arrived in Ephesus--an eloquent man who was well-versed in the scriptures.

25 This man had been instructed [in] the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the [things] about Jesus, [although he] knew only the baptism of John.

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but [when] Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

27 And [when] he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged [him] [and] wrote to the disciples to welcome him. [When he] arrived, {he} assisted greatly those who had believed through grace.

28 For he was vigorously refuting the Jews in public, demonstrating through the scriptures [that] the Christ was Jesus.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "by name"
• [b]. Literally "by nationality"
• [c]. *Here "[although]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("knew") which is understood as concessive
• [d]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal
• [e]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("wanted")
• [f]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [g]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("encouraged") has been translated as a finite verb
• [h]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("arrived") which is understood as temporal
• [i]. Literally "who"
• [j]. Or "Messiah"