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Acts 1:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.


Acts 1:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 1:2312 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔστησανestēsan
they put forwardverbG2476
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
ἸωσὴφIōsēph
JosephnounG2501
τὸνton
whoarticleG3588
καλούμενονkaloumenon
is being calledverbG2564
ΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabban
BarsabbasnounG923
ὃςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
ἐπεκλήθηepeklēthē
was calledverbG1941
ἸοῦστοςIoustos
JustusnounG2459
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΜαθθίανMaththian
MatthiasnounG3159
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 1:23

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabus, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. Acts 1:23 Not he appointed them: but it was he that introduced the proposition to that effect, at the same time pointing out that even this was not his own, but from old time by prophecy; so that he acted as expositor, not as preceptor. Joseph called Barsabus, who was surnamed Justus. Perhaps both names are given, because there were others of the same name, for among the Apostles also there…

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