Acts 18:25

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Acts 18:25 - Amplified Bible

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and burning with spiritual zeal, he spoke and taught diligently {and} accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he was acquainted only with the baptism of John.

Acts 18:25 - American Standard Version

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:

Acts 18:25 - Bible in Basic English

This man had been trained in the way of the Lord; and burning in spirit, he gave himself up to teaching the facts about Jesus, though he had knowledge only of John's baptism:

Acts 18:25 - Darby Bible

He was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in his spirit, he spoke and taught exactly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

Acts 18:25 - English Standard Version

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Acts 18:25 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Este habìa sido instruido en el camino del Señor, y siendo ferviente de espìritu, hablaba y enseñaba con exactitud las cosas referentes a Jesùs, aunque sòlo conocìa el bautismo de Juan.

Acts 18:25 - The Message

Acts 18:25 - New American Standard Bible

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

Acts 18:25 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Este habìa sido instruido en el camino del Señor, y siendo ferviente de espìritu, hablaba y enseñaba con exactitud las cosas referentes a Jesùs, aunque sòlo conocìa el bautismo de Juan.

Acts 18:25 - World English Bible

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.

Acts 18:25 - Young's Living Translation

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;

Acts 18:25 - Additional Comments

Apollos had been instructed about Jesus, but possibly only from John the Baptist or his disciples, which would explain why his knowledge was lacking (verse 26). Note that his teachings were accurate, but incomplete. It appears the news of Jesus resurrection and what it meant had not reached this area, for others had the same incomplete information (19:2-5).
Apollos preached the same baptism that John taught. John's baptism was only a sign of turning away from sin. (Matt 3:2,6,8,11, Mark 1:4-5, Luke 3:8), not a sign of new life in Christ and what He did for us. Jesus was not part of the solution. John was always pointing to something else, and was incomplete. The baptism in Christ is final and complete.
Both John and Apollos preached basically the same message, but can you imagine the difference in presentation, since John was from the wilderness, and Apollos probably was trained at the university? Yet, God worked just as well through both men. Moses claimed to not be eloquent in speech (Exo 4:10), yet look how God spoke through him! Whatever our background, whether learned or not, whether comfortable in speaking or not, God will give us the words to use when we need it (Luke 21:14-15).

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