Acts 18:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he desired to cross into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Βουλομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ διελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Ἀχαΐαν, προτρεψάμενοι οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἔγραψαν τοῖς μαθηταῖς ἀποδέξασθαι αὐτόν: ὃς, παραγενόμενος, συνεβάλετο πολὺ τοῖς πεπιστευκόσιν διὰ τῆς χάριτος:

Transliteration

Boulomenou de autou dielthein eis tēn Achaian, protrepsamenoi hoi adelphoi egrapsan tois mathētais apodexasthai auton: hos, paragenomenos, synebaleto poly tois pepisteukōsin dia tēs charitos:

Grammar Details

• *Boulomenou*: present middle/passive participle, genitive masculine singular - desiring/wishing
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *autou*: genitive masculine singular pronoun - he/him
• *dielthein*: aorist active infinitive - to go through/pass
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - to/into
• *tēn Achaian*: article + accusative feminine singular - Achaia
• *protrepsamenoi*: aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having encouraged
• *hoi adelphoi*: article + nominative masculine plural - the brothers
• *egrapsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they wrote
• *tois mathētais*: article + dative masculine plural - to the disciples
• *apodexasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to receive/welcome
• *auton*: accusative masculine singular pronoun - him
• *hos*: relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - who
• *paragenomenos*: aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having arrived
• *synebaleto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he helped/contributed
• *poly*: adverb - much/greatly
• *tois pepisteukōsin*: article + perfect active participle, dative masculine plural - those having believed
• *dia*: preposition with genitive - through
• *tēs charitos*: article + genitive feminine singular - the grace

Word Meanings

• *Boulomenou dielthein*: desiring to go/wishing to pass/wanting to travel
• *protrepsamenoi*: having encouraged/having exhorted
• *egrapsan tois mathētais apodexasthai auton*: wrote to the disciples to welcome him
• *paragenomenos*: having arrived/having come
• *synebaleto poly*: helped much/contributed greatly/was of great assistance
• *tois pepisteukōsin*: those having believed/the believers
• *dia tēs charitos*: through the grace/by the grace (could refer to God's grace or Apollos' gracious manner)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he was disposed to pass into haia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through gre:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he was disposed to goo into Acaia the brethren wrote exhortynge the disciples to receave him. After he was come thyther he holpe them moche which had beleved thorowe grace.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan he wolde go in to Achaia, the brethren wrote, and exorted the disciples to receaue him. And whan he was come thither, he helped them moch which beleued thorow grace.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when hee was minded to goe into Achaia, the brethren exhorting him, wrote to the disciples to receiue him: and after hee was come thither, he holpe them much which had beleeued through grace.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he was disposed to go into Achaia, the brethre wrote, exhorting the disciples to receaue hym: Which when he was come, helped them much which had beleued through grace.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

Referenced Verses

• John 1:12-13 : 12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the children of God, to those who believe in his name: 13 Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
• Acts 9:27 : 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
• Acts 18:12 : 12 And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,
• Acts 18:18 : 18 And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.
• Acts 19:1 : 1 And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper regions and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples,
• Rom 1:5 : 5 Through whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name;
• Rom 16:1-2 : 1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae: 2 That you receive her in the Lord, as becomes saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she needs from you: for she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.
• 1 Cor 3:10-14 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw; 13 Each one's work will become clear: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• 1 Cor 16:3 : 3 And when I arrive, whomever you approve by your letters, I will send to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
• 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.
• 2 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read by all men.
• Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
• Phil 1:25 : 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;
• Phil 1:29 : 29 For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
• Col 2:12 : 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also you are raised with him through the faith of the working of God, who has raised him from the dead.
• Col 4:10 : 10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, (about whom you received commandments: if he comes to you, receive him;)
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 To which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Titus 3:4-6 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
• Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
• 1 Pet 1:2-3 : 2 Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 3 John 1:8-9 : 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers of the truth. 9 I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content with that, neither does he himself receive the brethren, and forbids those who would, and casts them out of the church.