Acts 1:18

Acts 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
• New International Version (NIV)(With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
• New Living Translation (NLT)(Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.

Context of Acts 1:18

16“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; 17for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry.” (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out. 19And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20“For it is written in the Book of Psalms: ‘Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it’; and, ‘Let another take his office.’

Acts 1:18 word by word

οὗτος μὲν οὖν ἐκτήσατο χωρίον ἐκ μισθοῦ τῆς ἀδικίας, καὶ πρηνὴς γενόμενος ἐλάκησεν μέσος καὶ ἐξεχύθη πάντα τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• Nowοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• purchasedκτάομαιktaomai · to possesG2932
• a fieldχωρίονchōrion · placeG5564
• withἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the rewardὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rewardμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
• of iniquityἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• fallingγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• headlongπρηνήςprēnēs · headlongG4248
• he burst asunderλάσχωlaschō · to burstG2997
• in the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• bowelsσπλάγχνονsplagchnon · affection/entrailsG4698
• gushed outἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632

Cross-references for Acts 1:18

• Matthew 27:3Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
• Numbers 22:7So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
• Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”
• 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”
• Job 20:12“Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue,
• Matthew 25:15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Psalms 55:15Let death seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
• Matthew 27:5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

Commentaries on Acts 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Purchased a field with the reward of iniquity - Probably Judas did not purchase the field himself, but the money for which he sold his Lord was thus applied, see Matthew 27:6-8. It is possible, however, that he might have designed to purchase a field or piece of ground with this reward of his iniquity, and might have been in treaty far it, though he did not close the bargain, as his bringing the money to the treasury proves: the priests, knowing his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Now this man … - The money which was given for betraying the Lord Jesus was thrown down in the temple, and the field was purchased with it by the Jewish priests. See Matthew 27:5, Matthew 27:10, and the notes on that place. A man is said often to do a thing when he furnishes means for doing it. Compare Matthew 27:60, “And laid it (the body of Jesus) in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock.” That is, had caused to be hewn out. John 4:1…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. 18-19The account in the Gospel of Matthew is slightly different (Matthew 27:3–10). We can match the two accounts by understanding the priests' purchase of the “Field of Blood” as if they acted on behalf of Judas. Also, Judas may have killed himself by hanging, but he later fell headfirst. Then his body split open, possibly when the rope broke.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 1:18

• Apostasy
• Bowels
• Judas (Jude)
• Matthias
• Minister, Christian
• Peter
• Prophecy
• Repentance
• Suicide
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Apostle
• Blood
• Gaze
• Judas
• Ministry
• Passion
• Pertain
• Peter
• Promise

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