Passage
Acts 18.24-19.1
24. Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. 25. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning... (ASV)Book: Acts · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
22. And when he had landed at Cæsarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch. 23. And having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
24. Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. 25. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing 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 unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately. 27. And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace; 28. for he powerfully confuted the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. 19:1. And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
19:2. and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given. 19:3. And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism. (Acts 18:22-19:3, ASV)
WEB
22. When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. 23. Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
24. Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures. 25. This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. 26. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27. When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28. for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. 19:1. While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
19:2. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 19:3. He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” (Acts 18:22-19:3, WEB)
KJV
22. And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23. And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24. And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26. And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27. And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 28. For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. Christ: or, is the Christ 19:1. And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
19:2. He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 19:3. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. (Acts 18:22-19:3, KJV)
YLT
22. and having come down to Caesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch. 23. And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24. And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus, 25. this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John; 26. this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to [them], and did more exactly expound to him the way of God, 27. and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace, 28. for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ. 19:1. And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,
19:2. he said unto them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive, having believed?' and they said unto him, 'But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;' 19:3. and he said unto them, 'To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, 'To John's baptism.' (Acts 18:22-19:3, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Acts as History (Ramsay's Verification), via Acts 18, Acts 18.12, Acts 18.12-17
- Bible Stories Are All Fiction Objection Defeater, via Acts 18.12
- Christianity Stolen From Kemet Objection Defeater, via Acts 18.24-25
- Dating of Paul's Letters, via Acts 18.1-18, Acts 18.11, Acts 18.12
- Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater, via Acts 18
- Kemetic Religion vs the Christian God, via Acts 18.24
- Messiahs Before Jesus Objection Defeater, via Acts 18.2
- Misogyny in the Bible Objection Defeater, via Acts 18.24-26, Acts 18.26
- Quirinius Census Contradiction Objection Defeater, via Acts 18.12
Concepts:
- Apologist, via Acts 18.28
- Biblical Figures Confirmed by Archaeology, via Acts 18.12
- Church at Corinth, via Acts 18, Acts 18.1-18, Acts 18.10, Acts 18.11, Acts 18.12-17, Acts 18.24-28
- Church at Ephesus, via Acts 18.19-21, Acts 18.24-28
- Church at Rome, via Acts 18.2
- Church in Galatia, via Acts 18.23
- Churches the Disciples Started, via Acts 18, Acts 18.1-18
- Extra-Biblical Case for Jesus, Objections and Responses, via Acts 18.2
- Jesus Said, via Acts 18.9-10
- Lesson 1.2, The Biblical Charge, via Acts 18.28
- Messianic Prophecy, via Acts 18.28
- NT Geographical Reliability, via Acts 18.12
- Pastor, via Acts 18.26
- Politarch Inscriptions, via Acts 18.12
- Seven Churches of Asia, via Acts 18
- Teacher, via Acts 18.24-28, Acts 18.25, Acts 18.26
- Women in Ministry, via Acts 18.26
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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