Focused Passage

Acts 18:24-28

The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond

Paul arrives in Corinth, works with Aquila and Priscilla, proclaims Jesus as Messiah, turns to Gentiles after opposition, receives a strengthening vision from the Lord, sees the gospel protected before Gallio, and later the mission expands through Apollos being instructed more accurately.

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24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

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

27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

28For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

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Verse 24

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MeanwhileδέG1161ConjunctionaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularJewἸουδαῖοςG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularnamedὀνόματιG3686Noun - Dative Neuter SingularApollosἈπολλῶςG625Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singulara nativeγένειG1085Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof AlexandriaἈλεξανδρεὺςG221Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameκατήντησενG2658Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionEphesusἜφεσονG2181Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe wasὢνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularan eloquentλόγιοςG3052Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwell versedδυνατὸςG1415Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralScripturesγραφαῖςG1124Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 25

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HeοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad beenἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularinstructed inκατηχημένοςG2727Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwas ferventζέωνG2204Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularin spiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularHe spokeἐλάλειG2980Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontaughtἐδίδασκενG1321Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaccuratelyἀκριβῶςG199Adverb-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralaboutπερὶG4012Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[though] he knewἐπιστάμενοςG1987Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularonlyμόνονG3440AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularbaptismβάπτισμαG908Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof JohnἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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  • BYZ and TR about the Lord
Verse 26

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AndτεG5037ConjunctionheοὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbeganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto speak boldlyπαρρησιάζεσθαιG3955Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularsynagogueσυναγωγῇG4864Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[When]δὲG1161ConjunctionPriscillaΠρίσκιλλαG4252Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionAquilaἈκύλαςG207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularheardἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularthey took him asideπροσελάβοντοG4355Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionexplainedἐξέθεντοG1620Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularmore accuratelyἀκριβέστερονG199Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Verse 27

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[When]δὲG1161Conjunction[Apollos]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularresolvedΒουλομένουG1014Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singularto cross overδιελθεῖνG1330Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularAchaiaἈχαΐανG882Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralencouraged [him]προτρεψάμενοιG4389Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] wroteἔγραψανG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluraldisciples [there]μαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralto welcomeἀποδέξασθαιG588Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddlehimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularOn his arrivalπαραγενόμενοςG3854Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhe {was a} greatπολὺG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularhelpσυνεβάλετοG4820Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto those whoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbyδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargraceχάριτοςG5485Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhad believedπεπιστευκόσινG4100Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 28

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionhe powerfullyεὐτόνωςG2159AdverbrefutedδιακατηλέγχετοG1246Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine Pluralin public [debate]δημοσίᾳG1219Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularprovingἐπιδεικνὺςG1925Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfromδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralScripturesγραφῶνG1124Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural[that] JesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularisεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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