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Acts 1:21

Jesus

19 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’

Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

22 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

23 So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.

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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.

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BSB
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
KJV
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
WEB
“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
ASV
Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
DARBY
It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
BLB
Therefore it is necessary for the men having accompanied us in all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
ÅB
Derfor bør en av de menn som vandret sammen med oss i all den tid den Herre Jesus gikk inn og ut hos oss,
OTB
Derfor er det nødvendig å velge en av de menn som har vært med oss hele tiden Herren Jesus gikk inn og ut blant oss,
B1930
Derfor bør en av de menn som vandret sammen med oss i all den tid den Herre Jesus gikk inn og ut hos oss,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 15:27

    And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

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  • Luke 10:1–2

    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

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  • Numbers 27:17

    who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

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  • Deuteronomy 31:2

    he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’

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  • 2 Samuel 5:2

    Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

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  • John 10:1–9

    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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  • 1 Kings 3:7

    And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

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