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Acts 1:24
And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two Thou hast chosen,
And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two Thou hast chosen,
Verse Acts 1:24. _THOU LORD, WHICH KNOWEST THE HEARTS_] Συ, κυριε, καρδιογνωστα. The word καρδιογνωστης, _the searcher of hearts_, seems to be used here as an _attribute_ of God; he _knows the hearts...
AND THEY PRAYED - As they could not agree on the individual, they invoked the direction of God in their choice - an example which should be followed in every selection of an individual to exercise the...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS Part I The Witness to Jerusalem. The Advent of the Spirit and the Formation of the Church. The Offer to Israel and its Rejection. Chapter s 1-7 CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Intro...
ELECTION OF A TWELFTH APOSTLE.In those days (_cf._ Mark 1:9; a vague expression) Peter comes forward as leader. 1 Corinthians 15:6 * speaks of 500 brethren at once. The first to whom the risen Lord ap...
"So then, of the men who were with us during all the time our Lord went in and out amongst us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us--of these we must choos...
POWER TO GO ON (Acts 1:1-5)...
PRAYED. Greek. _proseuchomai._ App-134. WHICH KNOWEST, &C. Literally heart-knowing. Greek. _kardiognostes._ Only here and Acts 15:8. Compare Jeremiah 17:10. SHEW. shew plainly. Greek. _anadeiknumi._...
_And they prayed, and said_ Here we are not to conclude that St Luke has recorded any more than the purport of the prayer of the disciples, in the same way as in the speeches which he reports he has o...
ΠΡΟΣΕΥΞΆΜΕΝΟΙ. They made a solemn supplication to God for His guidance. St Luke mentions the only point towards which the whole tenor of their petitions was directed, viz. for light to see God’s choic...
ELECTION OF AN APOSTLE TO FILL THE PLACE OF JUDAS ISCARIOT...
_JESUS HAD SAID, "WAIT IN JERUSALEM” ACTS 1:13-26:_ Jesus had commanded the apostles to wait in Jerusalem. While they waited the disciples prayed, praised God and appointed an apostle. Matthias was se...
ΠΡΟΣΕΥΞΆΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. part. (temp.) от_ ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ (G4336) молиться, ΚΎΡΙΕ _voc. sing. от_ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ (G2962) Господь, КАРΔΙΟΓΝΏΣΤΑ _voc. sing. от_ ΚΑΡΔΙΟΓΝΏΣΤΗΣ (G2589) знаток сердца. Любимое выраж...
WHICH KNOWEST THE HEARTS— See Proverbs 15:11. 1 Samuel 16:7. Jeremiah 17:10....
IN THE UPPER ROOM ACTS 1:12-26 Acts 1:12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey off. Acts 1:13 And when they were come...
See notes on verse 23...
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, AND THEY PRAYED. If Peter was the speaker here also-as seems probable from th...
20 It seems that Judas did not pay for the freehold, but returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests. They had a consultation, and used the money to complete the purchase. The freehold w...
THEY PRAYED] This, the first recorded Christian prayer, is probably addressed to Jesus Himself. For, (1) prayer to Jesus was no exceptional thing, but a usual practice of the Apostolic Church (see Act...
THE ELECTION OF MATTHIAS. As the Church was about to be established on a durable and permanent basis, it was necessary that the twelve foundations on which it was to rest (Ephesians 2:20; Revelation 2...
THE ASCENSION. ELECTION OF MATTHIAS 1-5. St. Luke's Introduction. He recapitulates the general contents of his Gospel, adding, however, this additional information, (1) that the appearances of the ri...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ ABOUT THIS BOOK THE WRITER Most people agree that Luke wrote Acts. Luke also wrote the third *Gospel. In Acts, he told how the good news about Jesus *C...
THOU, LORD, WHICH KNOWEST THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN. — Literally, _heart-knower of all men._ The compound word is not found in any Greek version of the Old Testament, but meets us again in Acts 15:8. The...
CHAPTER 4 THE ELECTION OF MATTHIAS. Acts 1:24 We have selected the incident of this apostolic election as the central point round which to group the events of the ten days' expectation which elapsed...
Κύριε καρδιογνῶστα … ὃν ἐξελέξω. The words may well have been addressed to Christ: St. Peter had just spoken of Him as the Lord, his own experience and that of his fellow-disciples must have taught hi...
FILLING A VACANT PLACE Acts 1:15-26 It may be that the Apostles were acting upon Christ's directions, when they proceeded to the election of a successor to Judas. There was awe in Peter's voice, as h...
In the opening verse Luke reveals the nature of his first treatise. It had to do with "all that Jesus began to do and to teach." This is followed by the last glimpse we have of the disciples before Pe...
Two men were selected who met those qualifications, Barsabas, surnamed Justus, and Matthias. Then, they addressed a prayer to the One who knows hearts, thus acknowledging their own inability to see in...
SUICIDE, SUCCESSION AND DOOM OF JUDAS 15-26. Now Peter, in his recognized seniority, proceeds to have the vacuum created by the fall of Judas Iscariot supplied. The prophecies here quoted predicting t...
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. (24) And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou h...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
24._In praying, they said. _Word for word it is, Having prayed, they said; but there is no obscurity in the sense, because his meaning was to speak as followeth, that they prayed; and yet he doth not...
Let us now examine the Chapter s in their course. Chapter 1 supplies us with the narrative of that which relates to Jesus risen, and the actions of the apostles before the descent of the Holy Ghost. T...
AND THEY PRAYED AND SAID,.... Having proposed the above two persons, and not well knowing which to pitch upon, they being both very agreeable and fit for such service; they chose not to determine the...
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all _men_, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, Ver. 24. _Which knowest the hearts_] _Thales Milesius, qui sapientissimus int...
_And they prayed_ With great seriousness and solemnity, and in faith, persuaded their prayer would be answered; _Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men_ With all the counsels, the designs, an...
WHICH KNOWEST THE HEARTS OF ALL; this is the peculiar prerogative of God. 1 Chronicles 28:9; PSALMS 139:1; Psalms 139:23; Je
Verse 1 establishes the fact that Luke (a Gentile) is the writer, "the former treatise" being his Gospel (Luke 1:1). In that case Theophilus is addressed as "most excellent," manifestly a public offic...
AND THEY PRAYED AND SAID, " YOU, O LORD, WHO KNOW THE HEARTS OF ALL, SHOW WHICH OF THESE TWO YOU HAVE CHOSEN 1. At important times like this they needed some divine help and guidance. Before Jesus ch...
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen, 'WHO KNOWEST THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN'-(1 Chronicles 28:9; Jeremiah 2:10). 'They...
15-26 The great thing the apostles were to attest to the world, was, Christ's resurrection; for that was the great proof of his being the Messiah, and the foundation of our hope in him. The apostles...
The other apostles being chosen by God immediately, it was necessary that he who was to act in the same office, should be chosen after the same manner. KNOWEST THE HEART, which is God's prerogative on...
Acts 1:24 And G2532 prayed G4336 (G5666) said G2036 (G5627) You G4771 Lord G2962 hearts G2589 all...
‘And they prayed, and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom you have chosen, to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, t...
PREPARATION FOR PENTECOST (1:12-26). In obedience to His command they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives where all this had happened, and entered the upper chamber where they were staying...
Acts 1:24. AND THEY PRAYED, AND SAID, THOU, LORD, WHICH KNOWEST THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN, SHOW WHETHER OF THESE TWO MEN THOU HAST CHOSEN. There is no doubt that this prayer was addressed to the glorified...
SHOW US THE ONE WHOM THOU HAST CHOSEN (αναδειξον ον εξελεξω). First aorist active imperative of αναδεικνυμ, to show up, make plain. First aorist middle indicative second person singular of εκλεγω,...
CONTENTS: Resurrection ministry of Christ. The apostolic commission. Promise of the Lord's second coming. Waiting for the coming of the Spirit. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Spirit, Luke, Theophilus, John...
Acts 1:1. _The former treatise have I made of all that Jesus began to do and teach._ St. Luke, a companion of St. Paul, here continues his history. It comprises a display of providence and grace in th...
THEN THEY PRAYED. Likely one of the apostles led in prayer. They were asking God to show them the right thing to do. This is a good example....
_And they appointed two._ AN ELECTION SERMON This, the earliest, stands remarkably distinguished from the episcopal elections of after ages. Every one acquainted with history knows that the election...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 1:23 The group turned the matter over to the LORD, praying that Jesus would reveal his choice. ⇐...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 1:15. THOSE DAYS lay between the Ascension and Pentecost. For DISCIPLES, μαθητῶν, the R.V. reads _brethren_, ἀδελφῶν, as in Matthew 25:40; Acts 9:30;...
EXPOSITION ACTS 1:1 _I made_ for _have I made, _A.V.; _concerning _for _of, _A.V.; _to teach _for _teach, _A.V. THE FORMER TREATISE; literally, _the first _history, narrative, or discourse. The form...
Shall we turn to the book of Acts, chapter one, as we begin our study of the early church. Luke, the author of the book of Acts, a companion of Paul the apostle, who was author also of the Gospel Acco...
1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Kings 8:39; 1 Samuel 16:7;...
Which knowest the hearts [κ α ρ δ ι ο γ ν ω σ τ α]. Only here and ch. 8. Lit, heart - knower....