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Acts 1:26 KJV
Acts · chapter 1 · verse 26
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.Acts 1:26 · King James Version
Acts 1:26 in context
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)
- MatthiasmaththiasMatthias = "gift of God", the apostle elected to fill the place of the traitor JudasG3159 →
- numberedsygkatapsēphizomaibe depositing a ballot in the urn to assign one a place among, to vote one a place among…G4785 →
- elevenhendekaeleven, of the eleven disciples alive after the death of JudasG1733 →
- forthdidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- lotsklērosan object used in casting or drawing lots, which was either a pebble, or a potsherd, or a…G2819 →
- fellpiptōto descend from a higher place to a lower, to fall , to be thrust down, metaph. to fall…G4098 →
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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