Acts 1:16

Acts 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;

Context of Acts 1:16

14All these with one mind and one purpose were continually devoting themselves to prayer, [waiting together] along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. 15Now on one of these days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty believers was there) and he said, “Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the lips of David [king of Israel] about Judas [Iscariot], who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17For he (Judas) was counted among us and received his share [by divine allotment] in this ministry.” 18(Now Judas Iscariot acquired a piece of land [indirectly] with the [money paid him as a] reward for his treachery, and falling headlong, his body burst open in the middle and all his intestines poured out.

Acts 1:16 word by word

ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἔδει πληρωθῆναι τὴν γραφὴν ἣν προεῖπεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον διὰ στόματος Δαυὶδ περὶ Ἰούδα τοῦ γενομένου ὁδηγοῦ τοῖς συλλαβοῦσιν Ἰησοῦν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• must needsδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• have been fulfilledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• spake beforeπρολέγωprolegō · to foretellG4302
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
• which wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• guideὁδηγόςhodēgos · guide/leaderG3595
• to them that tookσυλλαμβάνωsullambanō · to seize/conceive/helpG4815
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Acts 1:16

• Acts 2:29“Brothers, I may confidently and freely say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• Acts 7:2And he answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory [the Shekinah, the radiance of God] appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
• Acts 13:15After the reading of the Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, the officials of the synagogue sent word to them, saying, “Brothers (kinsmen), if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
• Acts 15:7After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
• Acts 22:1“Brethren and fathers (kinsmen), hear my defense which I now offer to you.”
• Acts 23:1Then Paul, looking intently at the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), said, “Kinsmen, I have lived my life before God with a perfectly good conscience until this very day.”
• Acts 28:17Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, “Kinsmen, though I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our fathers, yet I was turned over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
• Acts 2:23this Man, when handed over [to the Roman authorities] according to the predetermined decision and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross and put to death by the hands of lawless and godless men.
• Acts 13:27For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, who failed to recognize or understand both Jesus and the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled these [very prophecies] by condemning Him.
• Matthew 26:54How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen this way?”
• John 10:35If He called them gods, men to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be undone or annulled or broken),
• John 12:38This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled, revealed)?”
• John 19:28After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said in fulfillment of the Scripture, “I am thirsty.”
• Acts 2:30And so, being a prophet and knowing fully that God had sworn to him with an oath that He would seat one of his descendants on his throne,
• Acts 4:25who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, Your servant, said, ‘Why did the nations (Gentiles) become arrogant and rage, And the peoples devise futile things [against the Lord]?
• Acts 28:25They disagreed among themselves and they began to leave after Paul had made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, saying,

Commentaries on Acts 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Holy Ghost by the mouth of David - Thus is a strong attestation to the Divine inspiration of the book of Psalms. They were dictated by the Holy Spirit, and spoken by the mouth of David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Men and brethren - This is a customary mode of address, implying affection and respect, Acts 13:26. The Syriac renders it more appropriately than by the introduction of the conjunction “and” - “Men, our brethren.” This scripture - This prediction contained in the writings of the Old Testament. Compare the notes on John 5:39. The passage to which Peter refers is commonly supposed to be that recorded in Psalm 41:9, “Yea, mine own familiar friend … hath…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-26Verses 15-26 The great thing the apostles were to attest to the world, was, Christ's resurrection; for that was the great proof of his being the Messiah, and the foundation of our hope in him. The apostles were ordained, not to wordly dignity and dominion, but to preach Christ, and the power of his resurrection. An appeal was made to God; "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men," which we do not; and better than they know their own. It is fit that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17the Scripture had to be fulfilled: See 1:20.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2615-26. in those days--of expectant prayer, and probably towards the close of them, when the nature of their future work began more clearly to dawn upon them, and the Holy Ghost, already "breathed" on the Eleven (Joh 20:22), was stirring in Peter, who was to be the leading spirit of the infant community (Mt 16:19). the number ... about an hundred and twenty--Many, therefore, of the "five hundred brethren" who saw their risen Lord "at once" (1Co 15:6), must…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 1:16

• Apostasy
• Holy Spirit
• Judas (Jude)
• Matthias
• Peter
• Prophecy
• Repentance
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Holy Ghost
• Accord
• Apostle
• Blood
• Gaze
• Ministry
• Passion

Commentaries on Acts 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings