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Acts 1:25 KJV
Acts · chapter 1 · verse 25
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.Acts 1:25 · King James Version
Acts 1:25 in context
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.
26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- apostleshipapostolēa sending away, of the sending off of a fleet, of consuls with an armyG651 →
- ministrydiakoniaservice, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others, of those who by…G1248 →
- JudasioudasJudah or Judas = " he shall be praised" , the fourth son of Jacob, an unknown…G2455 →
- takelambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- partklērosan object used in casting or drawing lots, which was either a pebble, or a potsherd, or a…G2819 →
- fellparabainōto go by the side of, to go past or pass over without touching a thing, to overstep…G3845 →
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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