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Acts 1:23 KJV
Acts · chapter 1 · verse 23
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.Acts 1:23 · King James Version
Acts 1:23 in context
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.
24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- appointedhistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
- BarsabasbarsabasBarsabas = " son of Sabas" , the surname of a certain Joseph (, the surname of a…G923 →
- surnamedepikaleōto put a name upon, to surname, to permit one's self to be surnamed, to be named after…G1941 →
- JosephiōsēphJoseph = " let him add" , the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob, the son of…G2501 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- JustusioustosJustus = " just" , a surname of Joseph, called Barsabas. , of Titus, a Christian…G2459 →
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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