Acts 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.”
Acts 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’”
Acts 1:20 — World English Bible
Acts 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take. ”
Acts 1:20 — American Standard Version
Acts 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.”
Acts 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership. ”
Acts 1:20 — Darby Translation
Acts 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.”
Acts 1:20 — Geneva Bible
Acts 1:20 in Context — Acts 1
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 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.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
What Does Acts 1:20 Mean?
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