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16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, awhich the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, bwho became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;  
17 for ahe was numbered with us and obtained a part in bthis ministry.”  
18 a(Now this man purchased a field with bthe wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his2 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:
a‘Let his dwelling place be1 desolate,
And let no one live in it’; and,
b‘Let another take his1 office.’  
21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when aHe was taken up from us, one of these must bbecome a witness with us of His resurrection.”  
23 And they proposed two: Joseph called aBarsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.  
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Acts 1:18

Now this man (outov men oun). Note men oun again without a corresponding de as in Acts 1:6. Verses Acts 1:18-19 are a long parenthesis of Luke by way of explanation of the fate of Judas. In verse Acts 1:20 Peter resumes and quotes the scripture to which he referred in verse Acts 1:16.

Obtained (ekthsato). First aorist middle indicative of ktaomai, to acquire, only in the middle, to get for oneself. With the covenant money for the betrayal, acquired it indirectly apparently according to Matthew 26:14-16; Matthew 27:3-8 which see.

Falling headlong (prhnhv genomenov). Attic form usually pranhv. The word means, not "headlong," but "flat on the face" as opposed to uptiov on the back (Hackett). Hackett observes that the place suits admirably the idea that Judas hung himself (Matthew 27:5) and, the rope breaking, fell flat on his face and

burst asunder in the midst (elakhsen mesov). First aorist active indicative of laskw old verb (here only in the N.T.), to clang, to crack, to crash, like a falling tree. Aristophanes uses it of crashing bones. Mesov is predicate nominative referring to Judas.

Gushed out (ecexuqh). First aorist passive indicative of ekxew, to pour out.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 1:18:

Matthew 27:7
Matthew 27:8
Acts 1:18
Acts 1:20

 

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