" Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
1. Requirements for a replacement apostle are set out here. He must have accompanied Jesus during earthly ministry.
2. Some "offices" have qualifications. To be appointed to the office one must meet the requirements. This is true for elders, deacons, and ministers.
ACTS 1:21 VIhsou/j After VIhsou/j several Western witnesses (D syrh copG67 eth Augustine) add Cristo,j. On this kind of secondary accretion, see the examples listed in Groups _B_ and _C_ in footnote...
Verse Acts 1:21. _WHICH HAVE COMPANIED WITH US_] They judged it necessary to fill up this blank in the apostolate by a person who had been an _eye witness_ of the acts of our Lord. _WENT IN AND OUT_]...
WHEREFORE OF THESE MEN - Of those who had witnessed the life and works of Christ, and who were therefore qualified to discharge the duties of the office from which Judas fell. Probably Peter refers to...
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)...
ALL. in (Greek. _en)_ all. WENT IN AND OUT.. Hebraism for life in general. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Species). App-6. Compare Acts 9:28; Deuteronomy 28:6; John 10:9. AMONG. over. App-104...
As the new Apostle is to be, like the rest, an eyewitness to the life of Jesus, he must have been a disciple from the beginning of Christ's ministry. Such a necessity would probably make the number fr...
ELECTION OF AN APOSTLE TO FILL THE PLACE OF JUDAS ISCARIOT...
ἘΝ ΠΑΝΤῚ ΧΡΌΝΩΙ. It seems then that Justus and Matthias had been companions of Jesus from a very early period, as no doubt were several others; for the Twelve were chosen out of a greater number, and...
_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...
ΔΕΙ _praes. ind. act., см._ Acts 1:16, с _inf._ ΓΕΝΈΣΘΑΙ, ст. 22. ΣΥΝΕΛΘΌΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΣΥΝΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G4905) приходить вместе, идти'вместе, сопутствовать. _Adj. part._, "из тех (ΤΟΥΤΏΝ), кт...
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...
21, 22. It is of some moment to observe here that the question on which Peter is discoursing has not reference to the original appointment of an apostle, but to the selection of a _successor_ to an ap...
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, WHEREFORE OF THESE MEN WHICH HAVE COMPANIED WITH US ALL THE TIME THAT THE LORD JESUS...
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...
1:21 which (d-18) Or 'at every time that.'...
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...
WHEREFORE OF THESE MEN WHICH HAVE COMPANIED WITH US. — From the retrospective glance at the guilt and punishment of the traitor, Peter passes, as with a practical sagacity, to the one thing that was n...
δεῖ οὖν, see Acts 1:16. As the one prophecy had thus already been fulfilled, so for the fulfilment of the other it was imperative upon the Church to elect a successor to Judas. εἰσῆλθε καὶ ἐξῆλθεν : a...
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...
Quoting from Psalms 69:25; Psalms 109:8, Peter reported that the Holy Spirit, through David, had said the habitation of Judas, perhaps as Ash suggests referring to the Field of Blood, would become des...
(8) Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus (t) went in and out among us, (8) The Apostles do not deliberate at all, but first they consult and take guida...
_Came in, and went out among us. That is, conversed with us. (Witham)_...
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...
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...
21._We must therefore. _This which he bringeth in might seem, at the first sight, to be far set [fetched.] For if so be it David did speak of transposing (66) Judas’s bishopric, it did not thereupon s...
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...
WHEREFORE OF THESE MEN WHICH HAVE COMPANIED WITH US,.... Seeing there was such an imprecation, which carried in it the nature of a prophecy, that another should take the bishopric of Judas, or be made...
Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, Ver. 21. _Wherefore of these_] To make up the breach again; like as the crowned saints f...
_Wherefore of these men which have companied with us_ Who have associated and conversed intimately with us, and attended _all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out_, &c. That is, exercised his...
The choosing of Matthias:...
WHEREFORE OF THESE MEN WHICH HAVE COMPANIED WITH US ALL THE TIME THAT THE LORD JESUS WENT IN AND OUT AMONG US,...
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...
Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,...
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...
There were to be twelve apostles in the Christian church, to answer unto the twelve patriarchs and twelve tribes in the Jewish church. COMPANIED WITH US, in ordinary conversation, WENT IN AND OUT AMON...
21, 22. It is of some moment to observe here that the question on which Peter is discoursing has not reference to the original appointment of an apostle, but to the selection of a _successor_ to an ap...
Acts 1:21 Therefore G3767 these G5130 men G435 accompanied G4905 (G5631) us G2254 all G3956 time G5550 that...
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...
‘Of the men therefore who have kept company with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of t...
Acts 1:21-22. The necessary conditions of apostleship were the having been an eye and ear witness of all that had taken place from the day the baptism of John until the day of the ascension. The offic...
MUST (δε). Present necessity corresponding to the old necessity (εδε) about Judas (verse Acts 1:16). This sentence in verses Acts 1:21; Acts 1:22 begins with δε.THAT (ω). Locative case of the rela...
Acts 1:21 The Christian Ministry I. Consider what may be gathered, in regard to the office and qualifications of an Apostle, from that portion of Scripture brought before you by the services of the d...
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...
SOMEONE MUST JOIN US. A twelfth apostle must be chosen. He must be one who had been a disciple of John, left him to follow Jesus, had stayed with Jesus all during his teaching ministry, and had seen J...
_Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us._ THE FAMILIAR SIDE OF CHRIST’S LIFE There are many ways of regarding the life of Christ...
_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 Kings 3:7; 2 Samuel 5:2; Deuteronomy 31:2; John 10:1; John 15:27;...
Went in and went out. An expression for constant intercourse. Compare Deuteronomy 18:19; Psalms 121:8; John 10:9; Acts 9:28. Among us [ε φ η μ α ς]. The margi
All the time that the Lord Jesus was going in and out — That is, conversing familiarly: over us — as our Master. Psalms 109:8....
Judas having in the forementioned manner made void his office, and being gone to his own place, St. Peter moves the company, that another person may be chosen to fill up the place. Where note, 1. The...