Acts 18:25
ContextNETBible | He had been instructed in 1 the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm 2 he spoke and taught accurately the facts 3 about Jesus, although he knew 4 only the baptism of John. |
XREF | Ge 18:19; Jud 2:22; 1Sa 12:23; Ps 25:8,9; Ps 119:1; Isa 40:3; Jer 6:16; Ho 14:9; Mt 3:1-17; Mt 3:3; Mr 1:3; Mr 12:14; Lu 3:1-38; Lu 3:4; Joh 1:19-36; Joh 1:23; Ac 13:10; Ac 16:17; Ac 19:3; Ac 19:9,23; Ro 12:11; Col 1:28,29; 2Ti 2:4; Jas 5:16 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “had been taught.” 2 tn Grk “and boiling in spirit” (an idiom for great eagerness or enthusiasm; BDAG 426 s.v. ζέω). 3 tn Grk “the things.” 4 tn Grk “knowing”; the participle ἐπιστάμενος (epistameno") has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle. |