Acts 1:15
13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
17 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
- KJV
- And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
- WEB
- In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
- ASV
- And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons [gathered] together, about a hundred and twenty),
- DARBY
- And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names [who were] together [was] about a hundred and twenty,)
- BLB
- And in these days, Peter, having risen up in the midst of the brothers, said (and the multitude of names at the same [place] was about a hundred twenty),
- ÅB
- Og i disse dager sto Peter opp midt iblant brødrene der var samlet en flokk på omkring et hundre og tyve og han sa:
- OTB
- I de dager sto Peter opp blant de troende (en gruppe på omkring 120 personer) og sa,
- B1930
- Og i disse dager stod Peter op midt iblandt brødrene der var samlet en flokk på omkring et hundre og tyve og han sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 15:6
After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
Read in contextActs 21:20
When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
Read in contextRevelation 3:4
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
Read in contextPsalms 32:5–6
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
Read in contextRevelation 11:13
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Read in contextJohn 21:23
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
Read in contextLuke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Read in contextJohn 14:12
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
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