Acts 1
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Acts 1:16-26

16“1BrothersG435G80, 2the ScriptureG1124 hadG1163 to be fulfilledG4137, whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 foretoldG4275 by the mouthG4750 of DavidG1160 concerningG4012 JudasG2455, 3who becameG1096 a guideG3595 to thoseG3588 who arrestedG4815 JesusG2424. 17For he was 4countedG2674 amongG1722 us and receivedG2975 his shareG2819 in 5thisG3778 ministryG1248.” 18(NowG3767 thisG3778 manG3778 6acquiredG2932 a fieldG5564 with 7the priceG3408 of his wickednessG93, and fallingG1096 headlongG4248, he burstG2979 openG2979 in the middleG3319 and allG3956 his intestinesG4698 gushedG1632 outG1632. 19And it becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 the residentsG2730 of JerusalemG2419; asG5620 aG5620 resultG5620 that fieldG5564 was calledG2564 HakeldamaG184 in 8their ownG2398 languageG1258, that is, FieldG5564 of BloodG129.) 20“For it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of PsalmsG5568: ‘9May his residenceG1886 be madeG1096 desolateG2048, And may there be noneG3361 livingG2730 in it’; and, ‘10May anotherG2087 takeG2983 his 11officeG1984.’ 21ThereforeG3767 it is necessaryG1163 that of the menG435 who have accompaniedG4905 us allG3956 the timeG5550 that 12the LordG2962 JesusG2424 wentG1525 inG1525 and outG1831 13amongG1909 us-- 2214beginningG757 15with the baptismG908 of JohnG2491 untilG2193 the dayG2250 that He 16was takenG353 upG353 from us--oneG1520 of theseG3778 must becomeG1096 a 17witnessG3144 with us of His resurrectionG386.” 23SoG2532 they putG2476 forwardG2476 twoG1417 menG1417, JosephG2501 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923 (whoG3739 was also calledG1941 JustusG2459), and 18MatthiasG3103. 24And they 19prayedG4336 and saidG3004, “You, LordG2962, who 20knowG2589 theG2589 heartsG2589 of allG3956 people, showG322 whichG3739 oneG1520 of theseG3778 twoG1417 You have chosenG1586 25to 21occupyG2983 22thisG3778 ministryG1248 and 23apostleshipG651 from whichG3739 JudasG2455 turnedG3845 asideG3845 to goG4198 to his ownG2398 placeG5117.” 26And they 2425drewG1325 lotsG2819 for them, and the lotG2819 fellG4098 26to 27MatthiasG3103; and he was addedG4785 to 28the elevenG1733 apostlesG652.

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  1. 1. Acts 1:16 Lit Men, brothers ↩
  2. 2. Acts 1:16 John 13:18; 17:12; Acts 1:20 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 1:16 Matt 26:47; Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; John 18:3 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 1:17 John 6:70f ↩
  5. 5. Acts 1:17 Acts 1:25; 20:24; 21:19 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 1:18 Matt 27:3-10 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 1:18 Matt 26:14f ↩
  8. 8. Acts 1:19 Matt 27:8; Acts 21:40 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 1:20 Ps 69:25 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 1:20 Ps 109:8 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 1:20 Lit position of oversight ↩
  12. 12. Acts 1:21 Luke 24:3 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 1:21 Lit to us ↩
  14. 14. Acts 1:22 Matt 3:16; Mark 1:1-4, 9; Luke 3:21 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 1:22 Lit from ↩
  16. 16. Acts 1:22 Mark 16:19; Acts 1:2 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 1:22 Acts 1:8; 2:32 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 1:23 Acts 1:26 ↩
  19. 19. Acts 1:24 Acts 6:6; 13:3; 14:23 ↩
  20. 20. Acts 1:24 1 Sam 16:7; Jer 17:10; Acts 15:8; Rom 8:27 ↩
  21. 21. Acts 1:25 Lit take the place of ↩
  22. 22. Acts 1:25 Acts 1:17 ↩
  23. 23. Acts 1:25 Rom 1:5; 1 Cor 9:2; Gal 2:8 ↩
  24. 24. Acts 1:26 Lit gave ↩
  25. 25. Acts 1:26 Lev 16:8; Josh 14:2; 1 Sam 14:41f; Neh 10:34; 11:1; Prov 16:33 ↩
  26. 26. Acts 1:26 Or upon ↩
  27. 27. Acts 1:26 Acts 1:23 ↩
  28. 28. Acts 1:26 Acts 2:14 ↩

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