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Acts 1:19-21
GOD’S WORD Translation
Acts 1:19-21
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 Everyone living in Jerusalem knows about this. They even call that piece of land Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’ in their dialect. 20 You’ve read in Psalms, ‘Let his home be deserted, and let no one live there,’ and ‘Let someone else take his position.’
“Therefore, someone must be added to our number to serve with us as a witness that Jesus came back to life. 21 He must be one of the men who accompanied Jesus with us the entire time that the Lord Jesus was among us.
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Acts 1:19-21
New International Version
Acts 1:19-21
New International Version
19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(A) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
and,
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,
Acts 1:19-21
New King James Version
Acts 1:19-21
New King James Version
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:
and,
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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Acts 1:19-21
English Standard Version
Acts 1:19-21
English Standard Version
19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called (A)in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
(B)“‘May his camp become desolate,
and let there be no one to dwell in it’;
and
(C)“‘Let another take his office.’
21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during (D)all the time that the Lord Jesus (E)went in and out among us,
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