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Acts 1:26 — King James Version← Study notes

And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.


Acts 1:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 1:2616 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔδωκανedōkan
they gaveverbG1325
κλήρουςklērous
lotsnounG2819
αὐτοῖςautois
he / she / it / samepronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔπεσενepesen
fellverbG4098
ho
thearticleG3588
κλῆροςklēros
lotnounG2819
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
ΜαθθίανMaththian
MatthiasnounG3159
καὶkai
andwordG2532
συγκατεψηφίσθηsynkatepsēphisthē
he was numberedverbG4785
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἕνδεκαhendeka
elevenadjectiveG1733
ἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostlesnounG652
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 1:26

and the lot fell upon Matthias: and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles. Acts 1:26 Then, it says, returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet (Recapitulation), [which is near to Jerusalem, at the distance of a sabbath-day's journey:] so that there was no long way to go, to be a cause of alarm to them while yet trembling and fearful. And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room. They dared not appear in the town. They also did well to go up…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Acts
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Aisha MbekiNote3mo ago
When God Decides Through Lots
My grandmother doesn't understand how we make decisions anymore. We consult spreadsheets, weigh pros and cons, sometimes flip coins in private. But the apostles casting lots for Matthias' replacement ...
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