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18 (Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19 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.) 20 For it is written in the book of Psalms,

[a]Let his habitation be made desolate,
And let no man dwell therein:

and,

[b]His [c]office let another take.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:20 Ps. 69:25.
  2. Acts 1:20 Ps. 109:8.
  3. Acts 1:20 Greek overseership.