25 (A)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”

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25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”

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If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (A)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:2 certification

Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(A) of my apostleship in the Lord.

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Through Him (A)we have received grace and apostleship for (B)obedience to the faith among all nations (C)for His name,

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Through him we received grace(A) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(B) to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(C) for his name’s sake.

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  1. Romans 1:5 Or that is

70 Jesus answered them, (A)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (B)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (C)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (D)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

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70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(A) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(B) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(C) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(D)

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(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the (A)circumcised (B)also (C)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

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For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(A) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(B) to the Gentiles.

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16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, (A)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (B)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; 17 for (C)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in (D)this ministry.”

18 (E)(Now this man purchased a field with (F)the [a]wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his [b]entrails gushed out. 19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms:

(G)‘Let his dwelling place be [c]desolate,
And let no one live in it’;

and,

(H)‘Let another take his [d]office.’

21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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  1. Acts 1:18 reward of unrighteousness
  2. Acts 1:18 intestines
  3. Acts 1:20 deserted
  4. Acts 1:20 Gr. episkopen, position of overseer

16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[a](A) the Scripture had to be fulfilled(B) in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas,(C) who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number(D) and shared in our ministry.”(E)

18 (With the payment(F) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;(G) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(H) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:

“‘May his place be deserted;
    let there be no one to dwell in it,’[b](I)

and,

“‘May another take his place of leadership.’[c](J)

21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,

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  1. Acts 1:16 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 6:3; 11:29; 12:17; 16:40; 18:18, 27; 21:7, 17; 28:14, 15.
  2. Acts 1:20 Psalm 69:25
  3. Acts 1:20 Psalm 109:8

12 While I was with them [a]in the world, (A)I kept them in [b]Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and (B)none of them is [c]lost (C)except the son of [d]perdition, (D)that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

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  1. John 17:12 NU omits in the world
  2. John 17:12 NU Your name which You gave Me. And I guarded them; (or it;)
  3. John 17:12 destroyed
  4. John 17:12 destruction

12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by[a] that name you gave me. None has been lost(A) except the one doomed to destruction(B) so that Scripture would be fulfilled.(C)

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  1. John 17:12 Or kept them faithful to

24 The Son of Man indeed goes just (A)as it is written of Him, but (B)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! (C)It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

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24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.(A) But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

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When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And (A)let his prayer become sin.

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When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(A)
    and may his prayers condemn(B) him.

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13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had [a]committed against the Lord, (A)because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because (B)he consulted a medium for guidance. 14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (C)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 10:13 Lit. transgressed

13 Saul died(A) because he was unfaithful(B) to the Lord; he did not keep(C) the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium(D) for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(E) the kingdom(F) over to David son of Jesse.

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And the angels who did not keep their [a]proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day; as (A)Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the [b]vengeance of eternal fire.

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  1. Jude 1:6 own
  2. Jude 1:7 punishment

And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.(A) In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah(B) and the surrounding towns(C) gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.(D)

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By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.

Doom of False Teachers

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to [b]hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of (A)Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;

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  1. 2 Peter 2:3 M will not
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Lit. Tartarus

In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(C) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(D) if he did not spare the ancient world(E) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(F) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(G) if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes,(H) and made them an example(I) of what is going to happen to the ungodly;(J)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons

27 (A)Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

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27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.(A)

So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”

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