Acts 18:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Acts 18:25 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 18:2524 words

GreekMeaning

οὗτοςhoutos

HedemonstrativeG3778

ἦνēn

wasverbG1510

κατηχημένοςkatēchēmenos

instructedverbG2727

τὴνtēn

in thearticleG3588

ὁδὸνhodon

waynounG3598

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

κυρίουkyriou

LordnounG2962

καὶkai

AndwordG2532

ζέωνzeōn

being ferventverbG2204

τῷtō

thearticleG3588

πνεύματιpneumati

in spiritnounG4151

ἐλάλειelalei

he was speakingverbG2980

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἐδίδασκενedidasken

he was teachingverbG1321

ἀκριβῶςakribōs

earnestlyadverbG199

τὰta

the thingsarticleG3588

περὶperi

concerningprepositionG4012

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

ἸησοῦIēsou

JesusnounG2424

ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenos

knowingverbG1987

μόνονmonon

onlyadjectiveG3441

τὸto

thearticleG3588

βάπτισμαbaptisma

baptismnounG908

ἸωάννουIōannou

of JohnnounG2491

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 18:25

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the Spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 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. Acts 18:25-26 If this man knew only the baptism of John, how is it that he was fervent in the Spirit, for the Spirit was not given in that…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 40 on Acts

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