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Acts 1:21 KJV
Acts · chapter 1 · verse 21
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,Acts 1:21 · King James Version
Acts 1:21 in context
19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- companiedsynerchomaito come together, to assemble, of conjugal cohabitation, to go or come with one, to…G4905 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- amongepiupon, on, at, by, before, of position, on, at, by, over, against, to, over, on, at…G1909 →
- timechronostime either long or shortG5550 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- wentexerchomaito go or come forth of, with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point…G1831 →
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The sin of Judas was not only his shame and ruin, but it made a vacancy in the college of the apostles. They were ordained twelve, with an eye to the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve patriarchs;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-26