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Acts 1:17–25

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Acts 1:17

17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

Acts 1:18

18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Acts 1:19

19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

Acts 1:20

20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

Acts 1:21

21Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Acts 1:22

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.

Acts 1:23

23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Acts 1:24

24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Acts 1:25

25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

numbered

Counted; enumerated.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

part

A portion or division of a whole; also to divide, separate, depart, or share.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

ministry

Service, office, or appointed work; the duties, agency, or means by which service is performed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:18

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

reward

Recompense, or equivalent return for good done, for kindness, for services and the like.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

falling

Descending, dropping, declining, failing, or coming down from a higher place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

burst

To break, rend, or open suddenly by force or pressure.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

midst

The middle or central part; the position among or surrounded by others.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:19

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

known

Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

called

Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

blood

The fluid that circulates through the body and is associated with life; in KJV usage, also life, bloodshed and its guilt, kindred, human nature, blood shed in sacrifice, or the juice of grapes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:20

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

written

To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Psalms

Sacred songs or hymns, especially songs of praise to God.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Wherefore

Why; for what reason.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

companied

Associated with, accompanied, or went in company with.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 (facsimile-linked witness) · Strong's Exhaustive Concordance 1890 (occurrence-specific) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

time

A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:22

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Beginning

That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance into being. The first cause; origin.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

taken

Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

witness

One who testifies from knowledge; testimony; as a verb, to see, attest, or testify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:23

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

appointed

Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted; Furnished; equipped with things necessary.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

two

The number equal to one and one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

called

Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:24

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Lord

A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hearts

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

shew

To show; to make visible, reveal, declare, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

two

The number equal to one and one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hast

Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

chosen

Selected, preferred, or appointed from among others.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 1:25

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

part

A portion or division of a whole; also to divide, separate, depart, or share.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

ministry

Service, office, or appointed work; the duties, agency, or means by which service is performed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

transgression

A passing beyond or violation of God's law, command, covenant, or known duty; an offense or sin.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fell

Fell or dropped down; as an adjective, fierce or cruel; as a noun, an animal skin, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

place

A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 17

  1. Acts 1:25
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  2. Acts 20:24
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  3. John 17:12
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  4. John 6:70–71
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  5. Mark 3:19
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From verse 18

  1. Matthew 27:3–10
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  2. Psalms 55:23
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  3. Matthew 26:14–15
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  4. Psalms 55:15
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  5. 2 Kings 5:20–27
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From verse 19

  1. 2 Samuel 2:16
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  2. Acts 2:22
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  3. Acts 21:40
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  4. Matthew 28:15
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From verse 20

  1. Psalms 69:25
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  2. Psalms 109:8–15
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  3. Acts 1:25
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  4. Luke 24:44
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  5. Acts 13:33
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From verse 21

  1. John 15:27
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  2. Luke 10:1–2
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  3. 2 Samuel 5:2
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  4. Deuteronomy 31:2
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  5. John 10:1–9
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From verse 22

  1. Acts 1:2
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  2. Acts 1:8–9
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  3. Acts 4:33
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  4. Mark 1:1–8
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  5. Acts 13:24–25
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From verse 23

  1. Acts 15:22
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  2. Acts 1:26
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From verse 24

  1. 1 Samuel 16:7
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  2. Acts 15:8
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  3. Hebrews 4:13
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  4. Jeremiah 17:10
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  5. Acts 14:23
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From verse 25

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2
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  2. Romans 1:5
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  3. John 17:12
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  4. John 6:70–71
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  5. Acts 1:16–21
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