Acts 18:25–26

18:25 He had been instructed in95 the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm96 he spoke and taught accurately the facts97 about Jesus, although he knew98 only the baptism of John. 18:26 He began to speak out fearlessly99 in the synagogue,100 but when Priscilla and Aquila101 heard him, they took him aside102 and explained the way of God to him more accurately.

95	tn Or “had been taught.”
96	tn Grk “and boiling in spirit” (an idiom for great eagerness or enthusiasm; BDAG 426 s.v. ζέω).
97	tn Grk “the things.”
98	tn Grk “knowing”; the participle ἐπιστάμενος (epistamenos) has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
99	tn Or “boldly.” This is a frequent term in Acts (9:27–28; 13:46; 14:3; 19:8; 26:26).
100	sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
101	sn Priscilla and Aquila. This key couple, of which Priscilla was an important enough figure to be mentioned by name, instructed Apollos about the most recent work of God. See also the note on Aquila in 18:2.
102	tn BDAG 883 s.v. προσλαμβάνω 3 has “take aside, mid. τινά someone … So prob. also Ac 18:26: Priscilla and Aquila take Apollos aside to teach him undisturbed.”