It was known ... - , Matthew 27:8. The scene in the temple; the acts of the priests in purchasing the field, etc., would make it known; and the name of the field would preserve the memory of the guilt of Judas.
Their proper tongue - The language spoken by the Jews the Syro-Chaldaic.
Aceldama - This is composed of two Syro-Chaldaic words, and means literally, the field of blood.
ACTS 1:19 th|/ ivdi,a| diale,ktw| auvtw/n A majority of the Committee preferred to adopt the reading ivdi,a|, which is supported by almost all witnesses and is in accord with Luke’s expression in Act...
Verse Acts 1:19. _IT WAS KNOWN UNTO ALL THE DWELLERS AT JERUSALEM_] The repentance of Judas, his dying testimony in behalf of our Lord's innocence, and his tragical death, were publicly known, as was...
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Then they made their way back to Jerusalem from the hill which is called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, about half a mile away. When they came in. they went up to the upper room where t...
POWER TO GO ON (Acts 1:1-5)...
KNOWN. Greek. _gnostos._ Compare App-132. This word occurs fifteen times, ten times in Acts. unto. to. PROPER. own. Greek. _idios._ TONGUE. dialect. Greek. _dialektos._ Only in Acts: here; Acts 2:6;...
_And it was known_ Rather, BECAME _known_. The fate of Judas, if he died there, and the way in which the purchase money was obtained, caused the name to be changed from "the Potter's Field" to "the Fi...
ἈΧΕΛΔΑΜΆΧ with אA. The form, though not easy to be accounted for, has also much support from the versions. 19. ΚΑῚ ΓΝΩΣΤῸΝ ἘΓΈΝΕΤΟ, _and it became known_. And hence the name of ‘the Potter’s Field’ wa...
ELECTION OF AN APOSTLE TO FILL THE PLACE OF JUDAS ISCARIOT...
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ΓΝΩΣΤΌΝ (G1110) известный, ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 1:16. ΚΑΤΟΙΚΟΎΣΙΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΈΩ (G2730) обитать, жить, находиться дома. Part, в роли _subst._ ΚΛΗΘΉΝΑΙ _aor. p...
AND IT WAS KNOWN, &C.— Aringhius mentions a funeral inscription dug up in the _Via Nomentana,_ by which it appears that the fate of Judas became a proverbial form of cursing. See his _Roma Subterran._...
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...
19. The next statement, (19) "_And it was known to all the dwellers in Jerusalem, so that that field is called, in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, the field of blood,_" is undoubtedly a...
And 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. AND IT WAS (OR 'BECAME') KNOWN UNTO ALL T...
1 Acts is a continuation of the account of our Lord's ministry as recorded by Luke, who presents Him as Son of Mankind. As Theophilus is mentioned elsewhere only in Luke's account, it seems that the l...
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...
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...
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...
IN THEIR PROPER TONGUE. — Literally, _in their own dialect._ The word is used frequently in the Acts (Acts 2:6; Acts 2:8; Acts 21:40), but not elsewhere in the New Testament....
NOW THIS MAN PURCHASED A FIELD. — Better, _acquired, got possession of, a field,_ the Greek not necessarily including the idea of buying. On the difficulties presented by a comparison of this account...
καὶ γνωστὸν … πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἱερουσ.: the words have been taken to support the view that we have here a parenthesis containing the notice of St. Luke, but if St. Peter was speaking rhetoricall...
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...
Matthias Chosen to Take Judas' Office Sometime during that period of waiting, Peter addressed a group of about 120 disciples in reference to the office formerly held by Judas. He had to be replaced b...
REMORSE AND SUICIDE OF JUDAS Matthew 27:3-10; Acts 1:18-19. Matthew: “Then Judas, the one having betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned; giving way to remorse, brought the thirty pieces of silver...
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 in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about a hundred and twenty), (16) Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs have been ful...
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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 IT WAS KNOWN UNTO ALL THE DWELLERS AT JERUSALEM,.... As that he betrayed Jesus of Nazareth into the hands of the chief priests, for thirty pieces of silver; that this was the reward of his iniquit...
And 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. Ver. 19. _In their proper tongue_] _i.e._ I...
_This man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity_ That is, a field was purchased therewith: for that reward, being restored by him to the chief priests, had been paid by them for the purchase o...
AND 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....
The address of Peter:...
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 IT BECAME KNOWN TO ALL THOSE DWELLING IN JERUSALEM; SO THAT FIELD IS CALLED IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, AKEL DAMA, THAT IS, FIELD OF BLOOD.) 1. Akeldama is Chaldeean, the common language of the Jews a...
And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.) 'AND IT BECAME KNOWN TO ALL THE DWELLERS AT JERUSALE...
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...
THEIR PROPER TONGUE; the Syriac language then in use after the Babylonish captivity. THE FIELD OF BLOOD; as bought with the price of Christ's blood, and sprinkled with his own blood....
19. The next statement, (19) "_ And it was known to all the dwellers in Jerusalem, so that that field is called, in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, the field of blood, " is undoubtedly...
Acts 1:19 And G2532 became G1096 (G5633) known G1110 all G3956 dwelling G2730 (G5723) Jerusalem G2419 so...
“And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood).” The result of this vivid and seemingly ominous dea...
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 1:18-19. Some commentators have supposed these two verses to be an explanatory clause inserted by St. Luke, and do not consider them a part of St. Peter's speech. But the rhetorical style of thes...
LANGUAGE (διαλεκτω). Not a dialect of the Greek, but a different language, the Aramaic. So also in Acts 2:6; Acts 21:40. Διαλεκτος is from διαλεγομα, to converse, to speak between two (δια).AKELDAM...
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...
FIELD OF BLOOD. Both because of his bloody death, and being paid for the "blood money....
_Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled … concerning Judas._ THE SUBSERVIENCY OF CRIME TO THE PURPOSES OF GOD We know not a more remarkable expression than “The wrath of man...
_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;...
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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...
2 Samuel 2:16; Acts 2:22; Matthew 28:15...
Aceldama. Or, more properly, Akeldamach. The word is Aramaic, the language then spoken in Palestine....
In their own tongue — This expression, That is, the field of blood, St. Luke seems to have added to the words of St. Peter, for the use of Theophilus and other readers who did not understand Hebrew....