Acts 18:25

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. THIS MAN WAS INSTRUCTED IN THE WAY OF THE LORD - that is, the Lord Jesus (according to the usual phraseology of this book), not God the Father, as Lechler understands it, as if Apollos had known little more than God's design to send a Redeemer to Israel. AND BEING FERVENT IN THE SPIRIT. Having a warm heart, and conscious, probably, of his gifts and attainments, he burned to impart to others the truth he had himself received. HE SPAKE AND TAUGHT, [ elalei (G2980) kai (G2532) edidasken ...

− 25._He was instructed. _That which Luke addeth shortly after seemeth not to agree with this commendation, to wit, that he knew only the baptism of John. But this latter member is added by way of correction. Nevertheless, these two agree very well together; that he understood the doctrine of the gospel, because he both knew that the Redeemer was given to the world, and also was well and sincerely instructed concerning the grace of reconciliation; and yet had he been trained up only in the principles of the gospel, so much as could be had out of John’s institution. − (346) For we know that John was in the midst between Christ and the prophets; and of his office doth both his father Zacharias intreat in his tongue, ( Luke 1:76; Luke 1:16 and 17;) and also the angel out of the prophecy o

24-28 Apollos taught in the gospel of Christ, as far as John's ministry would carry him, and no further. We cannot but think he had heard of Christ's death and resurrection, but he was not informed as to the mystery of them. Though he had not the miraculous gifts of the Spirit, as the apostles, he made use of the gifts he had. The dispensation of the Spirit, whatever the measure of it may be, is given to every man to profit withal. He was a lively, affectionate preacher; fervent in spirit. He was full of zeal for the glory of God and the salvation of precious souls. Here was a complete man of God, thoroughly furnished for his work. Aquila and Priscilla encouraged his ministry, by attendance upon it. They did not despise Apollos themselves, or undervalue him to others; but considered the disadvantages he had laboured under. And having themselves got knowledge in the truths of the gospel...

Verse Acts 18:25. _THIS MAN WAS INSTRUCTED IN THE WAY OF THE LORD_] κατηχημενος; He was _catechized, initiated_, in _the way_, the _doctrine_, of Jesus as the Christ. _BEING FERVENT IN THE SPIRIT_] Being full of _zeal_ to propagate the truth of God, he taught _diligently_, ακριβως _accurately_, (so the word should be translated,) the things of Christ as far as he could know them through the _ministry of John the Baptist_; for it appears he knew nothing more of Christ than what John preached. Some suppose we should read ουκ, _not_, before ακριβως, _correctly_, or _accurately_, because it is said that Aquila and Priscilla expounded the way of the Lord, ακριβεστερον, _more_ _perfectly_, rather _more accurately_; but of this emendation there is not the slightest necessity; for surely it is possible fo

THIS MAN WAS INSTRUCTED - Greek: was catechised. He was instructed, in some degree, into the knowledge of the Christian religion. By whom this was done we have no information. IN THE WAY OF THE LORD - The word “way” often refers to doctrine, Matthew 21:32. It means here that he had been correctly taught in regard to the Messiah, yet his knowledge was imperfect, Acts 18:26. The amount of his knowledge seems to have been: (1) He had correct views of the Messiah to come - views which he had derived from the study of the Old Testament. He was expecting a Saviour that would be humble, obscure, and a sacrifice, in opposition to the prevailing notions of the Jews. (2) He

EXPOSITION ACTS 18:1 _He _for _Paul, _A.V. and T.R. AFTER THESE THINGS, etc. No hint is given by St. Luke as to the length of Paul's sojourn at Athens. But as the double journey of the Beroeans, who accompanied him to Athens, back to Beraea, and of Timothy from Beraea to Athens, amounted to above five hundred miles, we cannot suppose it to have been less than a month; and it may have been a good deal more. His reasonings in the synagogue with the Jews and devout Greeks, apparently on successive sabbaths, his daily disputations in the Agora, apparently not begun till after he had "waited" some time for Silas and Timothy, the knowledge he had acquired of the numerous temples and altars at Athens, and the phrase with which this chapter begins, all indicate a stay of some length. CAME TO CORINTH. If by land, a forty

THIS MAN WAS INSTRUCTED IN THE WAY OF THE LORD,.... Which John, whose baptism he only knew, came to prepare: the word here used signifies "catechised"; and suggests, that he was trained up by his parents in this way, who might have been the disciples of John, though afterwards removed from Judea to Alexandria; and that he only had been taught the rudiments of the Christian religion, or doctrine of the Gospel; here called the way of the Lord, or which directs and leads unto him, as the only Saviour, and is the path of faith and truth; or as some copies read, "the word of the Lord"; and which accounts for what is afterwards said of him: AND BEING FERVENT IN THE SPIRIT; either in or by the Spirit of God, being made so by him, who is, compared to fire, and who, in the form of cloven tongues of fire, sat upon the disciples at the day of Pentecost, and upon others; among whom this Apollos is...

Paul had been preaching the gospel at Athens to the most famous men of that city gathered at Areopagus. Acts 18:1. _After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth:_ Another most important city of Greece, where he struck at the very center of the country by preaching the gospel, since these were the centers of commerce, and also of literature. Acts 18:2. _And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them._ Lodged with them. Acts 18:3. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their

INSTRUCTED Taught by word of mouth, or, hearsay, that is, not by revelation. Compare (Galatians 1:11); (Galatians 1:12). The New Testament Scriptures were not then written....

ACTS 18:25 ou-toj h=n kathchme,noj th.n o`do.n tou/ kuri,ou The Western addition (D itgig) of evn th|/ patri,di after kathchme,noj (“who had been instructed _in his own country_ in the word of the Lord”) implies that Christianity had reached Alexandria by about A.D. 50. Whether the statement of the Western reviser depends upon personal knowledge or is based on inference, the implication of the statement no doubt accords with historical fact. The reading to.n lo,gon (D 35 36a 94 142 242 307 309 323 429 431) instead of th.n o`do,n is, as Ropes declares, “clearly an attempt to make a hard word easier” _(ad loc.)_; the same type of change appears also in ver....