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Acts 1:19-21
EasyEnglish Bible
Acts 1:19-21
EasyEnglish Bible
19 All the people who lived in Jerusalem heard about his death. So they called that field ‘Akeldama’ in their own language. ‘Akeldama’ means ‘The Field of Blood’.[a]
20 Peter then said, ‘This is what King David wrote in the book of Psalms:
“Let the house that he lived in become empty,
so that nobody lives in it.”[b]
David also wrote:
“Let somebody else do the job which he did.” ’[c]
21 Peter then said, ‘Because of this, we must choose another man instead of Judas. That man must have been one of our group all the time that the Lord Jesus was with us.
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- 1:19 We can read about Judas and the money in Matthew 27:3-7.
- 1:20 See Psalms 69:25.
- 1:20 See Psalms 109:8.
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