Acts 1:19-22

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”

²⁰^(A) In the book of Psalms it says,

“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”

It also says,

“Let someone else
have his job.”

^21-22^(B) So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.

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