unfoldingWord_en_tn/act/18/24.md

# General Information:

Apollos is introduced to the story. Verses 24 and 25 give background information about him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# Connecting Statement:

Luke tells what happens in Ephesus with Priscilla and Aquila.

# Now

This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line.

# a certain Jew named Apollos

The phrase "a certain" indicates that Luke is introducing a new person in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])

# an Alexandrian by birth

"a man who was born in the city of Alexandria." This was a city in Egypt on the north coast of Africa. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# eloquent in speech

"a good speaker"

# mighty in the scriptures

"he knew the scriptures thoroughly." He understood the Old Testament writings well.
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Apollos is introduced to the story. Verses 24 and 25 give background information about him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`
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Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`

			`Luke tells what happens in Ephesus with Priscilla and Aquila.`

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Changed "storyline" to "story line" 2017-08-24 12:53:20 +00:00			`This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# a certain Jew named Apollos`

			`The phrase "a certain" indicates that Luke is introducing a new person in the story. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])`

			`# an Alexandrian by birth`

			`"a man who was born in the city of Alexandria." This was a city in Egypt on the north coast of Africa. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`# eloquent in speech`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"a good speaker"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# mighty in the scriptures`

			`"he knew the scriptures thoroughly." He understood the Old Testament writings well.`