Acts 1:21 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 1:21

Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

KJV

Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

He presents the matter as shared with the brethren, so that it would not meet with objections and would not give occasion for disputes. Therefore at the beginning of the discourse he also said: "Men and brethren, it is necessary to choose from among you," …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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 the seventy disciples, Luk 10:1-2. Went in and out - A phrase signifying that he was their constant companion. It expresses in general all the actions of the life, Psa 121:8; Deu 28:19; Deu 31:2.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δεῖ	dei	It behooves	G1163 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
τῶν	tōn	of those [who]	G3588 →
συνελθόντων	sunelthontōn	were accompanying	G4905 →
ἡμῖν	hēmin	us	G3165 →
ἀνδρῶν	andrōn	men	G435 →
ἐν	en	during	G1722 →
παντὶ	panti	all	G3956 →
χρόνῳ	chronō	[the] time	G5550 →
ᾧ	hō	that	G3739 →
εἰσῆλθεν	eisēlthen	he came in	G1525 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	he went out	G1831 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	among	G1909 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος	kurios	Lord	G2962 →
Ἰησοῦς,	Iēsous	Jesus,	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 5:2
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel,…
leads to
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Micah 5:4
  He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to…
- Ezekiel 34:23
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24–25
  My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- John 10:11
  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Through
Numbers 27:17
who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:5
  They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
- 1 Kings 22:17
  So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Through
John 15:27
And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
leads to
- 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.