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Acts 1:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.


Acts 1:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 1:1623 words
GreekMeaning
ἌνδρεςAndres
MennounG435
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
ἔδειedei
bind, be in bonds, knitverbG1210
πληρωθῆναιplērōthēnai
to have been fulfilledverbG4137
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γραφὴνgraphēn
ScripturenounG1124
ἣνhēn
whichrelative pronounG3739
προεῖπεproeipe
foretell, tell beforeverbG4302
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἅγιονhagion
HolyadjectiveG40
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
στόματοςstomatos
the mouthnounG4750
ΔαυὶδDauid
it was necessary fornounG1163
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
ἸούδαIouda
JudasnounG2455
τοῦtou
the onearticleG3588
γενομένουgenomenou
having becomeverbG1096
ὁδηγοῦhodēgou
guidenounG3595
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
συλλαβοῦσινsyllabousin
having arrestedverbG4815
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 1:16

And in those days, it says, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said. Acts 1:15 Both as being ardent, and as having been put in trust by Christ with the flock, and as having precedence in honor, he always begins the discourse. (The number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty.) Men and brethren, he says, this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before, [etc.] Acts 1:16 Why did he not ask Christ to give him some…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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